Marine Le Pen makes major announcement after appeal court ruling

French far-right politician Marine Le Pen has announced she will run for her country’s presidency next year, hours after a court ruling. Le Pen said she will appeal to France’s highest court against an embezzlement conviction which would require her to wear an electronic tag for a year.

“I can’t campaign with a tag. I want to pursue all legal avenues to defend my innocence in this case,” she said.