Le Pen's High Stakes Gamble: A Study in Contrasts Marine Le Pen's announcement to run for the French presidency while appealing a conviction that requires her to wear an electronic tag is a brazen move.
It reflects her confidence in her own electoral prospects as well as her willingness to test the limits of France's institutions.
The irony of Le Pen's situation – a politician who has built her brand on anti establishment rhetoric now attempting to navigate the system she claims to disdain – is not lost on observers.