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Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies

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Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies



Former paratrooper led National Front party for decades and courted controversy, being repeatedly fined for contesting crimes against humanityJean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Rally party, has died.The former paratrooper, who led the party from 1972 to 2011 when it was called National Front, had previously been taken to hospital with suspected heart problems. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/jean-marie-le-pen-french-far-right-leader-dies

Author : Kim Willsher in Paris

Publish date : 2025-01-07 12:08:00

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