Former far-right National Front party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen clenches his fist at the statue of Joan of Arc in Paris (Kamil Zihnioglu/AP) Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far-right French politician who ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who has died aged 96, was a major figure in French public life, and a founder of the far-right National Front. A sometimes violent rabblerouser who claimed, like other ...

He had anticipated it, visualized it, and commented on it for years. Jean-Marie Le Pen had no fear of his own death, which occurred on January 7. His successors, however, had more to worry about.

More than 1,000 people have attended a memorial ceremony for Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party, National Rally. A small crowd arrived at Paris' Notre-Dame du Val-de ...

PARIS — 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 ...

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 was variously loved and loathed - but he changed the shape of modern French politics. His youth was shaped by war and he then lived a life of constant battles. Le Pen's political ...

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 ...

Founder of the far-right National Front party Jean-Marie Le Pen points his finger as he poses during a photo session at his home in Saint-Cloud on January 14, 2021. Donald Trump probably doesn’t ...

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. Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally ...