Le Pen Conviction Upheld but Office Ban Shortened, 2027 Run Back in Play
🇫🇷 PARIS — Le Pen survives the courtroom; France's NATO math just got uncertain. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A shortened ban reopens 2027 for France's most prominent NATO skeptic. Le Pen opposes defense hikes — her viability forces Macron to govern with one eye on survival, not strategy. The Ankara 4% contracts France just signed become a campaign liability. Europe's defense push loses its most credible backer if Macron governs defensively from here.
