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  • Affairs
  • 08 Jul 2026
  • 7 min

Explainer 525: You can’t keep a Le Pen down 

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • Affairs
  • 7 min

Far-right French firebrand Marine Le Pen’s sentence for embezzlement was reduced this week, allowing her to stand in next year’s presidential election. But will the conviction hinder or help her campaign? Andrew Mueller explains. 

Host
  • Andrew Mueller
Contributors
  • Anita Riotta
  • Lily Austin

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