His far-right political career through the years. Le-Pen shook French politics when he established himself as a front-runner ...

Centrist politicians once based their whole pitch on the claim to possess “electability,” but now they can’t offer a ...

By founding the National Front in 1972 — which has since been rebranded and is led by his daughter Marine Le Pen — Jean-Marie ...

He ran unsuccessfully for the French presidency five times, riding waves of discontent and xenophobia as the leader of the ...

The frequent presidential contender was twice convicted of dismissing the Nazi gas chambers as a “minor point” in World War ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the far-right National Front party who tapped into working class concerns over immigration and ...

Through five unsuccessful runs for president, Le Pen espoused racist and antisemitic rhetoric that landed him in legal ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right National Front, has died at 96. Known for provocative rhetoric often seen as xenophobic, he influenced French politics for decades. Through electoral ...

PARIS, January 7. /TASS/. Jean-Marie Le Pen, who founded the National Front party, now known as the National Rally, has died at the age of 96, AFP reported, citing his family. "Jean-Marie Le Pen was ...

A polarizing figure in French politics, Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting ...

French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died on Tuesday aged 96, was "a historic figure", the Elysee said, adding that President Emmanuel Macron sent his condolences to his family.

Le Pen, who co-founded the far-right National Front party in 1972, had a track record of making racist, Islamophobic and ...