A French court reduced right-wing presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen’s ban from office to a period, allowing her to run for president in 2027 but requiring her to wear an ankle bracelet, a condition she says would bar her from running.

Le Pen was sentenced in March 2025 to four years in prison — two suspended — and a five-year ban on running for office, over her National Rally party’s alleged embezzlement of European Union funds. The Paris Court of Appeals on Tuesday shortened the ban on running for office to 45 months, with 30 of those suspended and the remaining 15 months backdated to her March 2025 sentence. Her prison sentence was reduced to three years, with two suspended and one in house arrest, during which she will be required to wear an ankle bracelet.