- A Paris appeals court will decide Tuesday whether Marine Le Pen can stand in the 2027 presidential race — a verdict that could uphold, reduce or void a prior embezzlement ban while she still leads polls.
- If she’s barred, her party’s young lieutenant Jordan Bardella would likely replace her and is already polling strongly as RN’s alternate candidate.
- Le Pen says she’s calm, warns an electronic tag would prevent normal campaigning, and will address the nation on TV after the verdict — so expect big political headlines.
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