Born a little more than 50 years ago, the party was founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen, a former soldier in the Foreign Legion — during his tour of duty in French Algeria, he was accused of torturing ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen opposed Chirac’s speech, which formally recognized France’s responsibility for the deportation of 80,000 Jews during the Holocaust. In contrast, Marine Le Pen acknowledged ...

France Anti-Semitism, racism and homophobia: Jean-Marie Le Pen's hate-filled outbursts Five days after his private funeral, hundreds of admirers turned out on Thursday in homage to the French far ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives Notre Dame du Val-de-Grace church for a public memorial for her father and late far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 in Paris.

France's far right tries to move away from past anti-Semitism Devil of the Republic Jean-Marie Le Pen also said, in 2014, that Patrick Bruel – a Jewish singer who'd criticised him – would be ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founding father of France ’s modern political far right, who built a half-century career on rants of barely disguised racism, anti-Semitism and neo-Nazi propaganda, has died.

Jean-Marie Le Pen's confession on torture during the Algerian War: 'I do it under the orders of my captain' The co-founder of France's main far-right party, who died on January 7, never denied his ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far-right French leader who espoused racist and antisemitic rhetoric and was convicted of Holocaust denial, has died at 96.

Jean-Marie Le Pen was deemed unfit to testify and eventually exempted from prosecution on health grounds. He was born June 20, 1928, in the Brittany village of Trinite-Sur-Mer.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, far-right French politician, infamous for Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism, left a controversial legacy Updated - January 07, 2025 07:03 pm IST - Paris ...

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.

Founder of the far-right National Front party Jean-Marie Le Pen points his finger as he poses during a photo session at his home in Saint-Cloud on January 14, 2021. (Joel Saget / AFP via Getty ...