French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pays tribute to her politically polarizing father

PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen paid tribute Wednesday to her father Jean-Marie, calling the founder of the National Front, who has died aged 96, a “warrior” in politics as their relationship was marked by notoriously harsh disputes amid her efforts to make the party more...

Jean-Marie Le Pen and the rise of the far right in France: A look at key dates

PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's main far-right party, died on Tuesday at 96, but the anti-immigration and nationalist ideas that propelled his decades of popularity remain ascendant in the country, across Europe and beyond. Le Pen’s daughter, Marine Le...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96

PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, died Tuesday. He was 96. One of the most polarizing...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far right National Front, dies at 96, a senior party official says

PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far right National Front, dies at 96, a senior party official says.