In Death, Jean-Marie Le Pen of France Is Embraced by Far-Right Party He Once Led
For years, the far-right National Rally tried to distance itself from Mr. Le Pen’s racist and antisemitic remarks. But after his death Tuesday, it hailed him as a visionary.
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: 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'
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Jean-Marie Le Pen is dead, but his Nazi legacy is thriving in France & beyond
Jean-Marie Le Pen brought fascist views into the French mainstream, writes Nabila Ramdani. She reflects on his far-right legacy following his death.
Jean-Marie Le Pen Legacy: Mainstreaming the Far-Right in France
The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of the party once known as the National Front, occurs at a time when the mainstreaming of far-right politics
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 at the age of 96.
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France's Marine Le Pen 'Will Never Forgive' Herself For Expelling Father
Jean-Marie Le Pen declared in 1987 that the ... family ceremony in his home region of Brittany in western France. Marine Le Pen, who stood three times for the Elysee and is likely preparing ...
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French Far-Right Firebrand Is Laid to Rest. The Dispute Over His Legacy Endures.
“What a beautiful day.” Image A picture of the late Jean-Marie Le Pen at the Val-de-Grâce church in Paris, France, on Thursday.Credit...Yoan Valat/EPA, via Shutterstock The scenes of the ...
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As Jean-Marie Le Pen is buried, here’s a look at key dates of the rise of the far right in France
PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing figure in French politics, is being buried Saturday in a private family ceremony in his hometown ...
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As Jean-Marie Le Pen is buried, here's a look at key dates of the rise of the far right in France
PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing figure in French politics, is being buried Saturday in a private family ceremony in his hometown ...
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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.
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France: Jean-Marie Le Pen is posthumously honored in Paris
The Notre-Dame du Val de Grace church in Paris has been the scene of a tribute to the founder of the French National Front, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died last Tuesday at the age of 96. Camera: YOAN VALAT.