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Sun · 26 Jul 2026

Le Pen Conviction Upheld but Office Ban Shortened, 2027 Run Back in Play

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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.

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