Le Pen dismisses judicial uncertainty as unrealistic for her presidential campaign

Marine Le Pen, president of the National Rally (RN) group in the National Assembly and a candidate for the upcoming presidential election, has declared that judicial uncertainty will not disrupt her campaign. In an interview with Le Journal du Dimanche, she dismissed the idea that a court decision could derail her candidacy as "unrealistic."

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I want it to be democratic, and I will not let anyone confiscate these presidential elections from the French people.

Le Pen asserted that her adversaries "would like this campaign to be judicial," but she insisted, "I want it to be democratic, and I will not let anyone confiscate these presidential elections from the French people." She is running for president following a court of appeal ruling that restored her eligibility, though it also sentenced her to one year of electronic monitoring. This sentence is currently suspended as she intends to appeal to the court of cassation.

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I will not place myself in an unrealistic hypothesis. I am eligible, I am a candidate, I am presumed innocent.

When asked about the possibility of the court of cassation rejecting her appeal before the first round of the election on April 18, Le Pen responded, "I will not place myself in an unrealistic hypothesis. I am eligible, I am a candidate, I am presumed innocent." She added, "We cannot speak of 'judicial uncertainty,' because this parameter has been lifted by the court of appeal and by several statements from high-ranking French magistrates since July 7." The court of cassation has indicated it will strive to issue its decision before April 1, 2027, but has not guaranteed it will be possible before the first round.

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We cannot speak of 'judicial uncertainty,' because this parameter has been lifted by the court of appeal and by several statements from high-ranking French magistrates since July 7.

Le Pen, who is leading in the polls, also expressed her desire to "put fundamental issues back on the table." She believes her opponents are deliberately shifting the debate to avoid discussing their records and projects. She also addressed her relationship with Jordan Bardella, who would have been the RN's candidate if she had been legally barred from running. "A lot of nonsense has been written on this subject, for a simple reason: journalists don't like happy stories very much, because they are less interesting to tell," she said, praising the "clear, effective, complementary, solid, and balanced partnership" she forms with the young party president.

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A lot of nonsense has been written on this subject, for a simple reason: journalists don't like happy stories very much, because they are less interesting to tell.