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Marine Le Pen’s future in French politics hangs in the balance as the Paris appeals court prepares to rule on a landmark case that could bar her from running in the 2027 presidential election. Accused of misusing EU funds to pay her party’s staff — dubbed the “fake jobs scandal” — she was initially sentenced to four years (two suspended), a five-year public office ban, and hefty fines. While she once framed the trial as a political witch hunt, her legal team now stresses the ruling’s seismic impact as Macron’s third term is off the table. A win for Le Pen could revive her campaign; a loss could dismantle her political comeback — reshaping France’s political future and casting a shadow over the EU’s influence in national elections.

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