Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen under tight security
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 Jean-Marie Le Pen is buried, here’s a look at key dates of the rise of the far right in France
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing figure in French politics, is being buried in a private family ceremony in his hometown of La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader who was convicted of Holocaust denial, dies at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen espoused racist and antisemitic rhetoric that landed him in legal trouble in France, where Holocaust denial is illegal.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, influential far-right leader of France convicted of antisemitism, dies at 96
A polarizing figure in French politics, Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence.
Controversial founder of French far right, Jean-Marie Le Pen, dies aged 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, who founded France's far-right National Front party, died at 96 years old. Le Pen was a controversial and confrontational figure.
Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen
More than 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony on Thursday in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died earlier in January aged 96. The “mass for the repose of the soul” at Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grace church took place under tight security,
French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96
Le Pen - an unrepentant extremist on race, gender and immigration - founded the far-right National Front in 1972.
Jean-Marie Le Pen: rabble-rousing co-founder of the French National Front
Once called the 'most hated man in France', Le Pen maintained that his ideas were simply 'ahead of their time'
France: Tribute in Paris to Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the National Front
The church Notre-Dame du Val de Grace, in Paris, has been the scene of the tribute with a religious ceremony to the founder of the French National Front, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died last Tuesday at the age of 96.
More than 1,000 attend Jean-Marie Le Pen's memorial service in Paris
The onlookers outside of the church
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader often accused of racism and antisemitism, dies at 96
PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right ... Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. His statements ...
Jean-Marie Le Pen and the rise of the far right in France: a look at key dates
Marine Le Pen, became the leader of the National Front in 2011. She sought to make the party more mainstream, trying to ...
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, Dies at 96
By Robert D. McFadden Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founding father of France’s modern political far-right who built a ...
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Le Pen will 'never forgive' herself for excluding father from far-right party
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she will never forgive herself for expelling her father Jean-Marie Le Pen from the party he founded and she rebranded, after he died last week aged ...