According to N12's Amit Segal, the French court has ruled that right-wing leader Marine Le Pen is disqualified from the 2027 presidential race. This contradicts earlier reports that she could run while wearing an electronic bracelet.
In a fresh report from N12's Amit Segal at 15:13 Jerusalem, the French court has ruled that Marine Le Pen is definitively barred from the 2027 presidential race, contradicting an earlier correction published by The Zioneer at 15:11 Jerusalem that stated she could run wearing an electronic bracelet. The Segal report appears to revert to the original ban, deepening the confusion around the court's ruling.
This contradicted report follows a sequence of updates from The Zioneer's coverage of the ruling. At 14:54 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the court had barred Le Pen from the presidency and ordered her removal from public life for 45 months. At 15:02 Jerusalem, an updated bulletin noted that the ban included a 30-month suspended portion, meaning she could technically run if allowed to wear an electronic bracelet. That update was corrected at 15:11 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer reported that the 30-month suspended portion did not apply to the election ban, and that Le Pen could run with the bracelet. Segal's 15:13 report now contradicts that correction, stating the ban is absolute.
As The Zioneer reported throughout the afternoon, the court convicted Le Pen of misusing public funds, and the 45-month disqualification from public office was meant to bar her from the April 2027 election. The court's specific wording and the legal interpretation of the 30-month suspended portion remain at the heart of the contradiction. Earlier, N12 analyst Asaf Rozentzweig argued that right-wing figures in France may have an interest in removing Le Pen from the race to clear the path for Jordan Bardella.
It remains unclear which report accurately reflects the court's ruling. No official statement from the court or Le Pen's team has been published since the 15:13 report. The Zioneer is working to verify the conflicting accounts.
6 developments
- DevelopingLe Pen said she would not run for president if forced to wear electronic bracelet, Kahana reports
- StrongFrench court sentences Le Pen to three years, one year house arrest; presidential bid likely hampered
- DevelopingAriel Kahana: If Le Pen withdraws, Bardella to run for French president on her ticket
- DevelopingN12 analyst: Right-wing interest in France is to remove Le Pen, clear path for Bardella
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