Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of far-right party in France, dies at 96 The frequent presidential contender was twice convicted of dismissing the Nazi gas chambers as a “minor point” in World War II.

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 ...

The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen should give us a moment to ponder the long march of the French far right – and the rise to power of fascistic parties across Europe. When we see, for example ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of Marine Le Pen and the defining figure of France’s postwar far-right movement, has died at the age of 96, according to French network BFMTV. From founding the ...

PARIS — 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 ...

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.

Jean-Marie Straub has died at 89. He was one half of the radical, arthouse filmmaking duo Straub-Huillet with his late wife Danièle Huillet, who died in 2006.

The father of French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and founder of the Front National (FN) party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, has been charged with inciting religious hatred for alleged anti-Semitic ...

Jean Marie Echevarria pleaded not guilty at an arraignment on Wednesday, March 15, on a charge of murder. She's charged in connection with her boyfriend's death.

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

He ran unsuccessfully for the French presidency five times, riding waves of discontent and xenophobia as the leader of the National Front party. By Robert D. McFadden Jean-Marie Le Pen, the ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far-right political party the National Front, has died aged 96, a senior party official has announced.