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Rodolphe Bosselut, Marine Le Pen's lawyer, said on Monday he would formally request that an appeal for his client, who has been convicted of embezzlement, takes place before 2027, the year of the next presidential race.
The French far-right leader was also banned from running for public office for five years.
During an interview with BFM, he added that Le Pen, the front-runner in opinion polls for the 2027 contest, was shocked by the court's decision.