Cheers and boos for Le Pen's French campaign launch after guilty verdict
LA FLECHE, France, July 8 - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was greeted by cheers and boos on Wednesday as she launched her presidential campaign in western France, a day after an appeals court enabled her to run despite confirming her conviction for embezzling EU funds.
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