French court upholds Marine Le Pen's guilty conviction, orders electronic tag | The World | ABC NEWS

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has had her criminal conviction of misusing public funds upheld. The Court of Appeal judges in Paris have shortened her ban on holding office, meaning she could technically run for president in the next election. But they've also ordered her to serve one year with an electronic tag, which would make campaigning logistically difficult. Europe Correspondent Elias Clure has all the details. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCTheWorld #ABCAsiaPacific

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