Really don't like this. It's smacks of corruption. I don't really care for Le Pen, she's not a good candidate, but the court should not be allowed to suspend someone from running for office. That's the voters job.
French law explicitly states that a candidate for an election must not be ineligible by reason of criminal conviction or judicial decision.
Should have thought about messing with EU funds before, I suppose.
Then French law needs to change; it's simply a requirement.