The memorial for Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was known for his racist and antisemitic remarks, comes as the National Rally has become the driving force in French politics.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party, died on Jan.7, 2025 aged 96. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) People wait outside Notre Dame du Val-de-Grace church before a public memorial for late far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen ...

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

Jean-Marie Le Pen brought fascist views into the French mainstream, writes Nabila Ramdani. She reflects on his far-right legacy following his death.

Five days after his private funeral, hundreds of admirers turned out on Thursday in homage to the French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen at a ceremony held at the Paris church of Notre-Dame du

The death of French fascist leader Jean-Marie Le Pen was accompanied by cloying tributes from fascists, conservatives and liberals alike, writes Olly Haynes – quite a send-off for a man once described as the ‘devil’ of French politics.

(AP Photo/Thomas Padilla) MARSEILLE, France (CN) — France’s far-right leader Marine ... to rebrand the RN away from the former National Front of her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen. The party has long been associated with extremist, xenophobic rhetoric ...

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