Marine Le Pen She will be a guest on TF1's 20 p.m. news program on Tuesday, July 7, a few hours after the Paris Court of Appeal's ruling in the case of the European parliamentary assistants of the National Front, now the National Rally. The National Rally MP will answer questions live from Gilles Bouleau following a court decision that could determine her eligibility to run in the 2027 presidential election.
A conviction that is already blocking his candidacy
On March 31, 2025, Marine Le Pen was sentenced in the first instance for misappropriation of public funds to four years in prison, two of which are suspended, a €100,000 fine, and a five-year ban from holding public office, effective immediately. This last measure makes the sentence immediately applicable, despite the appeal, and prevents her at this stage from being a candidate in the next presidential election.
The heart of the matter: the European Parliament's money
The case concerns the use of European Parliament funds intended to pay parliamentary assistants to MEPs from the National Front. The courts accuse the party of having used these European funds to finance staff who allegedly worked for the party in France. Marine Le Pen denies the allegations and has consistently denounced the decision as politically motivated, claiming it was aimed at eliminating her from the presidential race.
The Court of Appeal faces several options
The appeals court can uphold the conviction, reduce the sentences, modify the ineligibility, overturn it, or acquit. The central issue remains the ineligibility penalty: if it is maintained under conditions that prevent her from running, Marine Le Pen's fourth presidential candidacy would be jeopardized.
The National Rally is awaiting the decision
If the ineligibility is confirmed, the National Rally would have to acknowledge that Marine Le Pen cannot run in 2027. In this scenario, Jordan Bardella, the party's president, would appear as the RN's main political recourse.
A high-pressure televised event
Her appearance on the 20 PM news will therefore come at a pivotal moment: either Marine Le Pen will be able to revive her presidential campaign, or she will have to answer to a decision that could close her path to 2027. The Court of Appeal's verdict will not only be a legal one. It will immediately set the political agenda for the National Rally.
