Big stress test for the West’s rules-based order… or will French judges take it all in stride. Opening day of Marine Le Pen’s appeal against a corruption conviction that for now bars the far-right frontrunner from the 2027 presidential race. With the verdict expected in July, that’s getting awfully close to Election Day. The National Rally leader and her supporters have branded the case lawfare, a political vendetta.
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