Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of Marine Le Pen and the defining figure of France’s postwar far-right movement, has died at the ...
A polarizing figure in French politics, Le Pen’s controversial statements led to multiple convictions and strained his ...
He co-founded what became France’s biggest opposition party, National Rally, rooted in deep anti-immigrant sentiment.
He ran unsuccessfully for the French presidency five times, riding waves of discontent and xenophobia as the leader of the ...
Le Pen was the co-founder and long-serving leader of the Front National party, which was rebranded as National Rally by his daughter, Marine Le Pen. | ITV National News ...