French Far-Right Firebrand Is Laid to Rest. The Dispute Over His Legacy Endures.
The memorial for Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was known for his racist and antisemitic remarks, comes as the National Rally has ...
Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen
Over 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died last week at the age of 96 ...
Marine Le Pen will ‘never forgive herself’ for expelling father from far-right party he founded
Marine Le Pen has expressed regret for expelling her late father from the far-right party he founded. Le Pen admitted she ...
Marine Le Pen says she 'will never forgive' herself for expelling father from party
The leader of France's far-right Rassemblement National, a party founded by her late father in 1972 and previously named the ...
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The Anti-Communism That Fueled Jean-Marie Le Pen
After the Axis powers’ defeat in World War II, many former Nazis and Vichyites recycled themselves as anti-communists. Jean-Marie Le Pen sought to rally such forces with radicalized conservatives in a ...
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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
In an interview in 1987 ... of racism and antisemitism that clung to the party under her father. Jean-Marie Le Pen was expelled from the National Front due to i ncreasingly shocking statements.
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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
Jean-Marie Le Pen founded the National Front in a ... including one for Le Pen. In an interview in 1987, Le Pen referred to the Nazi gas chambers as a “detail in World War II history.” ...