France, July 7 -- In addition to a €100,000 fine, the appeal court sentenced Le Pen to three years in prison, with two years suspended and one year to be served with an electronic monitor.

The court banned her from standing for public office for 45 months, with 30 months suspended. She has effectively served the unsuspended part of the sentence, as the lower court imposed a five-year ban with immediate effect just over 15 months ago.

That means Le Pen is eligible to run in the 2027 presidential election. However, she has previously said that she would not run while serving a sentence under electronic monitoring, arguing that it would interfere with campaigning. Will she run?

Le Pen left the courtroom without speaking to reporters...