Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le ...
1 day ago · PARIS (AP) — 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, as Le Pen was a polarizing figure, convicted multiple times of …
Jean-Marie Le Pen: Key dates in the rise of France's far right | AP …
Jan 7, 2025 · Le Pen’s daughter, Marine Le Pen, became the leader of the National Front in 2011. She sought to make the party more mainstream, trying to remove the stigma of racism and antisemitism that clung to the party under her father. 2015 . Jean-Marie Le Pen was expelled from the National Front due to i ncreasingly shocking statements. Three years ...
Jean-Marie Le Pen Is Laid to Rest in France. The Dispute Over His ...
1 day ago · The memorial for Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was known for his racist and antisemitic remarks, comes as the National Rally has become the driving force in French politics.
Marine Le Pen | Biography, Policies, Party, Father, & Facts
1 day ago · Marine Le Pen (born August 5, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) is a French politician who succeeded her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, as leader of the National Front (later National Rally) party in 2011. She was that party’s candidate in …
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Front
Jan 7, 2025 · 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. From founding the ...
Jean-Marie Le Pen, who helped spark political rise of far right in ...
Jan 7, 2025 · 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...
Obituary: Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of French far right - BBC
Jan 7, 2025 · Jean-Marie Le Pen was born in the small Breton village of La Trinité-sur-Mer on 20 June 1928. He lost his father at 14 when his fishing boat hit a German mine.
French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96 - BBC
Jan 7, 2025 · French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen has died aged 96. Le Pen, who had been in a care facility for several weeks, died at midday on Tuesday "surrounded by his loved ones", the family said.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, …
Jan 7, 2025 · Jean-Marie Le Pen was born on June 20, 1928, in La Trinité-sur-Mer, a seaside village in Brittany, to Jean Le Pen and Anne-Marie Hervé. His father, a fisherman, was killed when his boat was ...
Jean-Marie Le Pen Embodied France’s Dark Side
Jan 7, 2025 · Jean-Marie Le Pen is dead, but his heirs are doing just fine. Correction, Jan. 7, 2025: A previous version of this piece misstated the current political leadership in Poland.