As anticipated by those close to him, Marine Le Pen She indicated that she would withdraw from the 2027 presidential campaign if a conviction involving electronic monitoring were to be upheld. She made this statement during an interview with BFMTV.
"We cannot campaign under these conditions."she said, believing that this would be the case. "another way of preventing her from being a candidate" by 2027. She specified: "Finally, you can campaign without going out in the evenings to meet your constituents at rallies? That would obviously be another way to prevent me from being a candidate."
The verdict is expected on July 7 in Paris.
As a reminder, Marine Le Pen is awaiting the decision of the Paris Court of Appeal, expected on July 7, in the case concerning the European parliamentary assistants of the National Rally. In the first instance, the MP was sentenced, among other things, to two years of wearing an electronic tag and a five-year ban from holding public office, effective immediately.
"I know very well that the decision regarding this candidacy does not depend on me. It now depends on three magistrates who will decide whether or not the millions of French people who want to vote for me will be able to do so."she insisted.
The question of succession and the role of Jordan Bardella
When asked about the possibility of being prevented from running, Marine Le Pen also dismissed the idea of exercising "a supervisory role" on her designated successor, Jordan Bardella. According to her, if this situation were to occur, "He will determine at what level he needs my presence, my advice, and my experience."
