France’s highest court may rule on Le Pen’s appeal by April, before presidential election

PARIS, July 8 (Reuters) – France’s highest court, the Cour de ​Cassation, said ‌on Wednesday that it could rule on an appeal lodged by ‌far-right ​leader Marine ⁠Le Pen by ⁠early April 2027 at the latest, before the presidential election.

Le ​Pen has said she would ⁠file an ⁠appeal in her ​attempt to overturn ​the Paris appeals court’s ruling ‌that found her guilty of embezzling EU funds, ⁠but has not yet done so.

The Cour de Cassation ⁠said ‌the timing ⁠could change based ​on ‌a number of ​factors, including ⁠the number of appeals filed in the case.

(Reporting by Juliette Jabkhiro and Makini ​Brice)