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

For years, the far-right National Rally tried to distance itself from Mr. Le Pen’s racist and antisemitic remarks. But after ...

Le Pen’s daughter, Marine Le Pen, transformed the National Front, now named the National Rally, into one of France’s most powerful political forces as she is now eyeing the 2027 presidential election.

Le Pen, the founder of France's notoriously antisemitic and xenophobic National Front party, has died at the age of 96.

Jean-Marie Le Pen brought fascist views into the French mainstream, writes Nabila Ramdani. She reflects on his far-right ...

From founding the National Front party – which his daughter has taken to new heights as National Rally (RN) – to his election as France’s youngest lawmaker, Jean-Marie Le Pen was present at ...

Hundreds of opponents marked passing of divisive political figure with chants, fireworks, and demonstrations in cities ...

Senior Le Pen’s death closes one chapter, but the battle over his ideology and its grip on French politics is far from over ...

A polarizing figure in French politics, Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of Marine Le Pen and the defining figure of France’s postwar far-right movement, has died at the age of 96, according to French network BFMTV. From founding the National ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far-right nationalist party formerly known as the National Front and a controversial force in the country's political life for decades, has died aged 96.