France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen awaits court verdict
- The RN's candidate in the April-May election would automatically become Le Pen's much younger colleague, 30-year-old Jordan Bardella.
- Polls currently indicate that he too would be favourite in the elections – but his youth and inexperience could start to tell once campaigning gets underway.
- "Because of the presidential election, the decision you must render is of dizzying significance," Le Pen's lawyer Rudolphe Bosselut told the court in his summing-up in February.
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- The RN's candidate in the April-May election would automatically become Le Pen's much younger colleague, 30-year-old Jordan Bardella.
- Polls currently indicate that he too would be favourite in the elections – but his youth and inexperience could start to tell once campaigning gets underway.
- "Because of the presidential election, the decision you must render is of dizzying significance," Le Pen's lawyer Rudolphe Bosselut told the court in his summing-up in February.
Sources: BBC News