Marine Le Pen is a famous politician from France. She belongs to the right party Rassemblement National. A court in Paris gave a verdict. She misused money from the EU. This is called misuse of money. Le Pen says: That is not true. I start an appeal against the court decision.
The court wanted a prison sentence with an ankle tag. That is a device on the leg. It checks the location of a person. But Le Pen can take part in the 2027 election. The court changed the rules for her. Now she is a candidate again.
Le Pen was in the city La Flèche on Wednesday. She started her campaign there. Jordan Bardella was also there. He is the boss of her party. Many people thought: Bardella will be the candidate. But now he supports Marine Le Pen. They want change in France.
Other politicians do not like this. They say: Le Pen broke the law. They call her a criminal. Le Pen does not want to talk about the court. She wants to talk about politics. She talks about prices and security. The highest court makes the final decision. Until then she is a free candidate.
