French Far-Right Firebrand Is Laid to Rest. The Dispute Over His Legacy Endures.
The memorial for Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was known for his racist and antisemitic remarks, comes as the National Rally has ...
Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen
Over 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died last week at the age of 96 ...
France's PM Bayrou weakened by Socialist threat to back no-confidence vote
The long-term survival prospects of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government have shrunk as he fights to ...
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France’s new prime minister announces renegotiation of contested plan to raise the retirement age
France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age ...
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France's Marine Le Pen 'will never forgive' herself for expelling father
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she will never forgive herself for expelling her father Jean-Marie Le Pen from her ...
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French far-right firebrand Le Pen's buried in private ceremony
made no secret of anti-Semitic views -- for which he received criminal convictions -- and boasted of torturing prisoners ...
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The Anti-Communism That Fueled Jean-Marie Le Pen
After the Axis powers’ defeat in World War II, many former Nazis and Vichyites recycled themselves as anti-communists.
As Jean-Marie Le Pen is buried, here’s a look at key dates of the rise of the far right in France
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing figure in French politics, is being buried ...
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Marine Le Pen
The “chameleon” tech billionaire is one of the most powerful politically connected people in the world. Europe’s governments are still working out how to deal with being on his bad side.