Politico: “Marine Le Pen, the frontrunner to be next French president, has a massive decision to make: Having been banned from standing in 2027’s election, does she go quietly or does she burn the house down?”
“What she chooses will have a huge impact on the country’s politics over the next couple of years and beyond; and whatever path she follows, it will be fraught with risk and complications.
”Euro Intelligence: “Le Pen cannot appeal this ban, only the verdict itself. The ban is provisional in the sense that a final ruling has to confirm the verdict after the appeals process, which could conclude be after the 2027 elections. The provisional ban thus has political consequences even if she were to be cleared in the final ruling.”
“Marine Le Pen has now a choice to make: whether to go along with the process in hope that either the constitutional court or her appeals process will clear her in time to run for presidency in 2027. Or she could turn this into a constitutional crisis.”