In Death, Jean-Marie Le Pen of France Is Embraced by Far-Right Party He Once Led
For years, the far-right National Rally tried to distance itself from Mr. Le Pen’s racist and antisemitic remarks. But after his death Tuesday, it hailed him as a visionary.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of French National Rally party, dies at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, a domineering and polarizing figure in French politics and founder of the National Rally party, died at age 96. National Rally President Jordan Bardella announced his death on Tuesday in a post on X.
French Far-Right Leader Jean-Marie Le Pen Has Died Aged 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far-right political party the National Front, has died aged 96, a senior party official has announced.
Jean-Marie Le Pen: Family which dominates the French far-right in profile
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party, has died aged 96. Le Pen, who led the party for nearly four decades until 2011, when it was called National Front (FN), had previously been taken to hospital with suspected heart problems.
Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen under tight security
Over 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony Thursday in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died last week at the age of 96. The “mass for the repose of the soul” at Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce church took place under tight security,
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96
PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, has died. He was 96.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far right, dies aged 96
Controversy was Le Pen's constant companion: accusations of racism and antisemitism dogged the National Front from when he co-founded the party.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Front party, dies at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of Marine Le Pen and the defining figure of France’s postwar far-right movement, has died at the age of 96, according to French network BFMTV.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, Dies at 96
He ran unsuccessfully for the French presidency five times, riding waves of discontent and xenophobia as the leader of the National Front party.
French Far-Right Firebrand Jean-Marie Le Pen Dies at 96
The founder of France's National Rally party, and father of Marine Le Pen, pioneered Trump-style populist, anti-immigrant politics.
More than 1,000 attend Jean-Marie Le Pen's memorial service in Paris
The onlookers outside of the church
Jean-Marie Le Pen and the rise of the far right in France: a look at key dates
Jean-Marie Le Pen was expelled from the National Front due to i ncreasingly shocking statements. Three years later, ...
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Le Pen will 'never forgive' herself for excluding father from far-right party
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she will never forgive herself for expelling her father Jean-Marie Le Pen from ... Le Pen took over as head of the National Front (FN) party ...