PARIS — Marine Le Pen has a decision to make.

An appeals court upheld the French far-right chief’s conviction for embezzling European Parliament funds but, in a twist, may have cleared a path for her to stand in the 2027 election.

The three-judge panel that presided over the case sufficiently reduced her five-year electoral ban so that she can technically run — but it also sentenced her to a year of house arrest.

In the lead up to today’s verdict, Le Pen had said she would not mount a bid for the Elysée Palace wearing an ankle monitor, as it would be impossible to run a proper campaign.

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