Le Pen: ankle-monitor would bar her presidential bid

Marine Le Pen said she won’t run for president if a court imposes an ankle bracelet, even if her five-year electoral ban is lifted. Prosecutors have asked for four years in prison (three suspended) and a €100,000 fine for embezzling funds from the European Parliament, with an appeals ruling due in July. The potential punishment and ban complicate the National Rally’s campaign, leaving Bardella as a likely stand-in, while Le Pen plans to prepare after municipal elections and insists she would not campaign under an ankle monitor.