France's Marine Le Pen will have to run in 2027 polls with an ankle bracelet. Here's why

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Under European Union rules, lawmakers receive financial allocations to hire assistants whose work directly supports their parliamentary responsibilities in Brussels and Strasbourg.
43% : File Image/Reuters A Paris Court of Appeal upheld the far-right leader Marine Le Pen's conviction for embezzling European Union funds on Tuesday but simultaneously restored her eligibility to seek elected office as France heads to polls in less than a year for the 2027 presidential election.
39% : She disputed the allegation that there had been any organised scheme to misuse European Union money.
36% : During the criminal proceedings, judges also found that more than €4 million in European Union funds had been misappropriated.

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