French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96

• Jean-Marie Le Pen, Far-Right French Firebrand Politician, Dies at 96

  He co-founded what became France’s biggest opposition party, National Rally, rooted in deep anti-immigrant sentiment.
  
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  Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies at 96

  Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread ...
  
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• Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far right National Front, dies at 96, a senior party official says

  Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far right National Front, dies at 96, a senior party official says
  
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  Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, Dies at 96

  He ran unsuccessfully for the French presidency five times, riding waves of discontent and xenophobia as the leader of the National Front party.
  
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  Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96

  Politician was founder of France’s far-right National Front party
  
  Financial Times - 23h
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  French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96

  Le Pen - an unrepentant extremist on race, gender and immigration - founded the far-right National Front in 1972.
  
  BBC News - 23h

• Jean-Marie Le Pen, longtime leader of France's far-right, dies at 96

  ​Jean-Marie Le Pen, the longtime figurehead of France's far-right political movement and father of its current leader, has reportedly died.
  
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  Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right politician, 1928-2025

  National Front founder led the movement for decades before passing the baton to his daughter Marine
  
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  Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies aged 96

  Former paratrooper led National Front party for decades and courted controversy, being repeatedly fined for contesting crimes against humanity. Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right ...
  
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