Jean-Marie Le Pen, the rabble-rousing far-right leader who died on Tuesday aged 96, was a political outcast on April 21, 2002, when he stormed into the second round of France’s presidential

Once called the 'most hated man in France', Le Pen maintained that his ideas were simply 'ahead of their time'

c’est-à-dire la période pendant laquelle Lionel Jospin était locataire de Matignon, la dette est passée de 63 % à 59,6 % du PIB. «C’est la seule période quinquennale où la France a ...

The founder of France's National Rally party, and father of Marine Le Pen, pioneered Trump-style populist, anti-immigrant politics.

He loved France and its people and they had values that are being ... Then, in 2002, Le Pen burst onto the frontline of French politics by edging Socialist Lionel Jospin in presidential elections to make the run-off against right-winger Jacques Chirac.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right party Front National, has died. He was 96. His family confirmed the news in a statement sent to the AFP and said he died “surrounded by his loved ones.”

Jean-Marie Le Pen, controversial politician and founder of France’s far-right National Rally party, has died aged 96.

Far-right firebrand and co-founder of France's anti-immigration National Front movement ... and in 2002 he famously eliminated Socialist Lionel Jospin in presidential elections to make the run-off against right-winger Jacques Chirac. Nicknamed "the devil ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, an extreme right-winger who haunted the French political establishment for decades, died on Tuesday aged 96, dividing opinion until

The sharp shift to the right within New Caledonia’s political establishment comes after seven months of unrest by the French colony’s alienated Kanak youth.

France. Lionel Hahn/Getty Images, FILE "This city has always been a profound source of inspiration for me, and my thoughts are with everyone impacted during this difficult time," he said.

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