An appeal court in Paris is deciding whether Marine Le Pen can run for president after prosecutors sought a €100K fine, a five-year election ban and four years in prison for alleged misuse of EU parliamentary assistant funds.Marine Le Pen says an electronic tag would prevent campaigning, pledges to back Jordan Bardella, president of the Rassemblement National, if she is barred and plans a televised address after the ruling.Jordan Bardella, who has ties with former President
Nicolas Sarkozy, affirms full support for
Marine Le Pen while facing a separate legal probe linked to a French communications entrepreneur and the
Rassemblement National readies a coordinated media strategy.