Marine Le Pen has expressed regret for expelling her late father from the far-right party he founded. Le Pen admitted she ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives Notre Dame du ...

Experts argue the French rightwing leader's newfound distance from the U.S. president represents the growing legitimacy of ...

The former paratrooper founded the party in 1972 but it was only when he handed the reins to his daughter Marine Le Pen in 2011 that his rebranded party really caught sight of power. Ms Le Pen ...

The funeral was attended by his daughter Marine Le Pen, who took over her father's political mantle, and other family members, political allies and close friends. Authorities beefed up security ...

Marine Le Pen – for restating his views about the Holocaust. She had been trying to "detoxify" the party to make it more electable. Jean-Marie Le Pen was born in Brittany in 1928. His father ...

Mr. Le Pen’s youngest daughter, Marine Le Pen, succeeded him as leader ... Supporters included blue-collar workers, shopkeepers, unemployed young people and others facing bleak futures.

Jean Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's post war far right movement died on Tuesday at the age of 96. He was repeatedly charged with hate speech, notably over comments about the Holocaust.

Family members, including his daughter Marine Le Pen, now the leading far-right figure in France, other National Rally party officials and longstanding supporters gathered inside the church.