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French court upholds Marine Le Pen's conviction, but allows her to run for president

A French appeals court upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction on misuse of European Parliament funds but said she can run for president next year -- throwing her far-right National Rally party into turmoil.

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Eleanor Beardsley began reporting from France for NPR in 2004 as a freelance journalist, following all aspects of French society, politics, economics, culture and gastronomy. Since then, she has steadily worked her way to becoming an integral part of the NPR Europe reporting team.
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