Jean-Marie Le Pen died knowing his extremist far-right politics have been successfully mainstreamed in France
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The former leader of the National Front has died, aged 96.
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The National Rally, though having expelled him in 2015, hailed Le Pen in a statement, saying he had defended “the idea of French greatness with all his soul and at the risk of his own life.”
By Saskya Vandoorne and Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — 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.
Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. But the nativist ideas that propelled his popularity remain ascendant in today's France and beyond.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the father of modern far-right politics in France, died on Tuesday at the age of 96. Le Pen was on the political scene for more than 50 years stoking xenophobia, antisemitism, and anti-immigrant sentiment — and gaining adherents along the way.
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.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, who founded France's far-right National Front party, has died at 96 years old. Le Pen was a controversial and confrontational figure, seen by some as xenophobic.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the historic leader of France's far right, died on Tuesday aged 96, his family told AFP.Le Pen, who had been in a care home for several
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