With Le Pen sentencing, France's presidential election veers into the extraordinary
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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Far-right party National Rally president Jordan Bardella answer journalists as they arrive to visit a market in La Fleche, western France Wednesday, July. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves a market as she campaigns in La Fleche, western France Wednesday, July. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Far-right party National Rally president Jordan Bardella arrive to visit a market in La Fleche, western France Wednesday, July. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)A protestor holds a placard reading: Le Pen convicted, during a protest against the visit of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in La Fleche, western France, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Far-right party National Rally president Jordan Bardella answer journalists as they arrive to visit a market in La Fleche, western France Wednesday, July. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)