France’s Le Pen says she won’t run in 2027 if appeal court orders her to wear an electronic bracelet

Alegeri Romania

PARIS (AP) — France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she won’t run for president next year if a Paris appeals court orders her to wear an electronic bracelet over alleged misuse of European Union funds. Le Pen said she hopes the appeals court clears her in key verdict set for July 7 — a ruling that may derail her presidential ambitions. “I know very well that the decision regarding this candidacy isn’t mine to make,” she said Wednesday evening on news broadcaster BFM TV. Le Pen, 57, is