00:00It's a decision of justice.
00:01The outcome of Marine Le Pen's appeal trial will determine if the far-right leader will be able to run in the 2027 presidential elections.
00:10The 57-year-old French MP is back in court to appeal a match ruling that found her guilty of misusing European Parliament funds
00:18to pay four parliamentary assistants working for her party called National Front at the time.
00:24She says she's innocent.
00:25In the first ruling, Le Pen was sentenced to four years in prison, including two years of house arrest with an electronic bracelet and a five-year ban on running for office.
00:46She also lost her right to vote.
00:48Eleven other defendants will also be tried.
00:50The appeal trial will last until the 12th of February, but the verdict is not expected until before the summer.
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