Judges’ verdict on embezzlement challenge will determine whether far-right leader can stand in 2027 election Judges’ verdict on embezzlement challenge will determine whether far-right leader can stand in 2027 election Defence lawyers for Marine Le Pen have told a Paris appeals court she did not orchestrate a system to misuse European parliament funds , at the close of an embezzlement trial that will determine whether the far-right leader can run in the 2027 French presidential election. Le Pen’