Front National founder Jean-Marie Le Pen has died at the age of 96. The French right-wing extremist was the father of politician Marine Le Pen, who had followed in his footsteps years ago and continued his political legacy.
Jean-Marie Le Pen was leader of the far-right party from 1972 to 2011. In 2015 he was expelled from the party for “serious misconduct”. From 2004 to 2019 he was a Member of the European Parliament.
The Holocaust denier ran in five presidential elections, surprisingly reaching the second round against Jacques Chirac in 2002.
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Constantly in conflict with the judiciary
Over the course of his political career, Le Pen repeatedly caused a stir with racist, anti-Semitic and, most recently, homophobic statements. He also made headlines with insults and other violations of the law. As of April 2007, he had been legally convicted a total of 25 times.
The media always labeled Le Pen as a right-wing extremist politician. He always represented the motto “ni droite, ni gauche, français” (neither right nor left, French, note).
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