The Court of Cassation is reviewing Marine Le Pen’s conviction and has suspended enforcement, keeping her free to campaign while it considers whether to uphold the ruling or order a new trial.A Paris appeals court reduced her sentence to one year under house arrest with an electronic monitor and a 15-month ban after finding she misused European Parliament assistants’ funds to pay party staff.Le Pen is challenging the legal basis of the conviction, arguing the payments were not embezzlement; if she wins the presidency before enforcement, presidential immunity would freeze penalties, while her campaign runs closely with
Jordan Bardella and faces criticism from figures such as
Edouard Philippe.