Le Pen is free to run – but democracy is still in peril - spiked 62.3%
spiked - By Jacob Reynolds - 7/8/2026, 5:55 PM
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Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter . In the end, the French state stepped back from the brink. Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s most popular party, will be allowed to run for the presidency after all. Following an appeal against a conviction for the misappropriation of public funds, Le Pen was yesterday told... more