Rabble-rousing co-founder of French National Front

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'
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.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Front party, dies at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of Marine Le Pen and the defining figure of France’s postwar far-right movement, has died at the age of 96, according to French network BFMTV.
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.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, controversial founder of France’s extreme-right National Front, has died at 96
By founding the National Front in 1972 — which has since been rebranded and is led by his daughter Marine Le Pen — Jean-Marie Le Pen ushered in a new brand of extreme-right politics. His legacy remains embedded in some of today’s dominant political parties.
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
Jean-Marie Le Pen dead: Far-right demagogue & France’s National Front founder dies at 96 with daughter on cusp of power
JEAN-Marie Le Pen, the nationalist founder of the French far-right National Front party, has died aged 96. Le Pen, who had been in a care facility for several weeks, died at midday Tuesday
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's National Front, dies at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far-right nationalist party formerly known as the National Front and a controversial force in the country's political life for decades, has died aged 96. President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday issued a terse acknowledgement of Le Pen's significant role in France's post-war society - but withheld any further assessment of his legacy.
Far-right National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the far-right National Front, died on Tuesday at the age of 96. Le Pen was often embroiled in legal battles over his racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobic remarks,
Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen under tight security
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
Jean-Marie Le Pen and the rise of the far right in France: a look at key dates
Le Pen’s daughter, Marine Le Pen, transformed the National Front, now named the National Rally, into one of France’s ...
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How ‘the most hated man in France’ became Trump ahead of his time
Le Pen, the founder of France's notoriously antisemitic and xenophobic National Front party, has died at the age of 96.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's National Front, dies
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French right-wing nationalist party formerly known as the National Front, has died aged 96, ...