Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen under tight security
Over 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony Thursday 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.The “mass for the repose of the soul” at Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce church took place under tight security,
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 in a private family ceremony in his hometown of La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany.
Controversial founder of French far right, Jean-Marie Le Pen, dies aged 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, who founded France's far-right National Front party, died at 96 years old. Le Pen was a controversial and confrontational figure.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French fiery far-right leader, dies at 96
Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. But the nativist ideas that propelled his popularity remain ascendant in today's France and beyond.
Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen
More than 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony on Thursday in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died earlier in January aged 96. The “mass for the repose of the soul” at Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grace church took place under tight security,
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader who was convicted of Holocaust denial, dies at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen espoused racist and antisemitic rhetoric that landed him in legal trouble in France, where Holocaust denial is illegal.
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French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96
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France: Tribute in Paris to Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the National Front
The church Notre-Dame du Val de Grace, in Paris, has been the scene of the tribute with a religious ceremony to the founder of the French National Front, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died last Tuesday at the age of 96.
More than 1,000 attend Jean-Marie Le Pen's memorial service in Paris
The onlookers outside of the church
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader often accused of racism and antisemitism, dies at 96
PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right ... Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. His statements ...
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, Dies at 96
By Robert D. McFadden Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founding father of France’s modern political far-right who built a ...