In the next decade, he co-founded the National Front, which violently opposed immigration, especially from France’s former North African colonies, and greater European integration. In 1974 ...

Once called the 'most hated man in France', Le Pen maintained that his ideas were simply 'ahead of their time' ...

It remains to be seen whether Russia would want to end the war while its forces appear to be on the front ... support. Europe’s defense production is fragmented along national lines and is ...

French prosecutors indicated on Sunday that they were examining a report submitted by the European Anti-Fraud Office ... the leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, vowed on Wednesday ...

This story appears in the May 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Almost 20 percent of Europe is now under some form of protection, and there’s a huge shift under way as Europeans ...

Le Pen lost his European parliament seat in 2002 for a ... He was first elected as an MP in 1956 and co-founded the Front National in 1972. He remained an MP until 1988 and became an MEP in ...

Le Pen stepped down as president of the then-National Front in 2017 ... despite having achieved a decisive victory in the European Parliament elections just weeks before. The left ended up ...

He helped launch the National Front in 1972, and served as its president ... but surveying the rise of far-right parties across Europe, he liked to say that his ideas were simply "ahead of their ...

A polarising figure in French politics, his controversial statements led to multiple convictions and strained his political ...