QtrendsFrench court allows Le Pen 2027 run with electronic tag condition
A French appeals court ruled that Marine Le Pen can run for president in 2027 but must wear an electronic ankle monitor, upholding her conviction but modifying the sentence. Le Pen rejected the condition, calling it politically motivated. The decision has created fresh uncertainty around her presidential campaign. The ruling applies to a prior embezzlement conviction while she was a European Parliament member.
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French court clears a path for Le Pen to run for office with ankle monitor but upholds conviction
(CNN)
French court clears way for far-right leader Le Pen to run in 2027 but under a condition she rejects
(AP News)
Nigel Farage resigned as MP for Clacton following allegations over financial donations, triggering a by-election he intends to contest. The Reform UK leader called the controversy a smear campaign. His resignation throws the government's narrow majority into new uncertainty. Farage confirmed he would stand again in the upcoming special election.
Prince Harry, Elton John, and others lost their High Court privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail. The court ruled against their claims of privacy breaches by Associated Newspapers. The case had drawn significant public attention as part of Harry's broader legal battles with the British press. The judge found no basis for the allegations of unlawful information gathering.
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