Marine Le Pen appeals fraud conviction in court case that could affect her presidential run

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is on trial in Paris, appealing a conviction related to the alleged misuse of European Union funds. She denies that her former party, the National Front, had a 'system' to embezzle money by paying parliamentary assistants for party work.

A guilty verdict could result in a ban from holding public office, which would prevent her from running in the 2027 French presidential election. Le Pen has said she is hopeful about the appeal's outcome.