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Le Pen Returns With a Twist | Europe News
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Marine Le Pen’s surprise presidential bid shocks Europe—just hours after a court forced her to wear an ankle monitor for embezzlement, a condition she vowed never to accept while campaigning. With her son Jordan Bardella stepping aside, Le Pen, who’s lost twice to Macron, now leads a party pivoting toward mainstream appeal, distancing itself from her father’s extremism and even praising Germany’s migration policies. Polls favor her in the first round, but a win could fracture EU unity, sparking fears of clashes over energy and funding—though some see parallels to Italy’s Meloni, a far-right leader who became a dependable EU partner.
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