The founder of France’s far-right National Front party has died at the age of 96. Jean-Marie Le Pen, a controversial figure in French politics, died on Jan. 7, 2025. His political career spanned ...

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 ...

By Robert D. McFadden Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founding father of France’s modern political far-right who built a half-century career on rants of barely disguised racism, antisemitism and neo-Nazi ...

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 ...

PARIS, Jan 7(Reuters) - Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the far-right National Front party who tapped into working class concerns over immigration and globalisation and built a career on ...

PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing figure in French politics, is being buried Saturday in a private family ceremony in his hometown ...

As Marine Le Pen, Jean-Marie’s daughter and – at the time – campaign director, said on the night of the first round when asked how bad a defeat this was: “This is the victory of his ideas!” ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of the far-right National Front party of France and self-proclaimed torchbearer of traditional French values who was a frequent presidential contender and was twice ...

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 ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who founded France's far-right National Front party, has died at 96 years old. Le Pen ran in five presidential elections. He reached a run-off in 2002, but lost by a landslide ...