Jean-Marie Le Pen, Founder of France’s Far-Right National Front, Dies at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the influential French far-right politician, has passed away at the age of 96.
He died on Tuesday while surrounded by his loved ones in a care facility, where he had been staying for several weeks. Le Pen, a controversial figure known for his extremist views on race, gender, and immigration, was the founder of the National Front party in 1972.
Throughout his political career, he earned widespread criticism for his Holocaust denial and hardline stances on various social issues as his death marks the end of a long and divisive political career that significantly shaped the French far-right movement. Despite the controversies surrounding his views, his influence on French politics remains undeniable
