France, Le Pen and Place de la République

Le Pen Divides France In Death After 'Shameful' Celebrations
The co-founder of France's main postwar far-right movement Jean-Marie Le Pen divided the country even beyond the grave on Wednesday, with the government slamming street celebrations that took place in some French cities after his death.
Controversy in France over celebrations marking Le Pen death
The co-founder of France's main postwar far-right movement Jean-Marie Le Pen divided the country even beyond the grave on Wednesday, with the government slamming celebrations that erupted nationwide after his death.
As Jean-Marie Le Pen is buried, here's a look at key dates of the rise of the far right in France
PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing figure in French politics, is being buried Saturday in a private family ceremony in his hometown of La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany.
Marine Le Pen says she 'will never forgive' herself for expelling father from party
The leader of France's far-right Rassemblement National, a party founded by her late father in 1972 and previously named the Front National, expelled him in 2015 over his anti-Semitic remarks.
Le Pen will 'never forgive' herself for excluding father from far-right party
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she will never forgive herself for expelling her father Jean-Marie Le Pen from the party he founded and she rebranded, after he died last week aged 96. Jean-Marie Le Pen was convicted several times for his openly racist and anti-Semitic statements,
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96
PARIS (AP) — 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 condemnation, has died. He was 96.
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Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen under tight security
Over 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, Jean-Marie ...
French magazine deletes photo of Le Pen in tears after father's death following far-right criticism
The deleted image showed Marine Le Pen crying as she learned of Jean-Marie Le Pen's death when she was on a plane back from ...
Jean-Marie Le Pen, hard-Right provocateur of French politics who won millions of votes
Jean-Marie Le Pen,, the leader of the French Front National (FN) from 1972 to 2011, who has died aged 96, appeared for many ...
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, architect of French far-right surge, dies at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, an extreme right-winger who haunted the French political establishment for decades, died on Tuesday aged ...
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 ...
French Left-wingers hold street parties celebrating death of Jean-Marie Le Pen
Opposition defend reaction after co-founder of National Front, forerunner of daughter Marine’s National Rally, died on ...
French far-right firebrand Le Pen buried in private ceremony
Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder of France's main postwar far-right movement, was buried Saturday in a private ceremony in his ...