It’s a big moment in French politics, so do keep an eye out for this. Le Pen is the far right party leader and is the frontrunner in opinion polls ahead of the next presidential vote. If she is made ineligible, then this would see the far right grasp on the political scene turn into quite a mess. So far, the court hasn’t made it clear if she will be eligible to run or not.
For some context, this was a pending trial as Le Pen is accused of diverting more than €3 million of European Parliament funds to pay French-based staff instead. Even with the guilty verdict though, Le Pen is surely to file a constitutional appeal – especially if she is deemed ineligible to run for presidency.