>However it ruled she must wear an electronic ankle tag for a year, making a campaign both logistically and politically difficult.
>Le Pen herself appeared to rule out a run if she was forced to wear a tag. “If I’m allowed to be a candidate but am effectively prevented from campaigning freely, then you understand that wouldn’t be possible,” she said in an interview last week.
>...
>Le Pen is due to give a prime-time TV interview on TF1 at 8 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET), in which she may make an announcement on her political future.
johng•6m ago
I don't pay attention to French politics. But, how much truth is there to her claims that the trial was a witch hunt. We've seen plenty of those here in the US as well.
r721•1h ago
>However it ruled she must wear an electronic ankle tag for a year, making a campaign both logistically and politically difficult.
>Le Pen herself appeared to rule out a run if she was forced to wear a tag. “If I’m allowed to be a candidate but am effectively prevented from campaigning freely, then you understand that wouldn’t be possible,” she said in an interview last week.
>...
>Le Pen is due to give a prime-time TV interview on TF1 at 8 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET), in which she may make an announcement on her political future.