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,

Jean-Marie Le Pen founded National Front, and was convicted multiple times of antisemitism and discrimination as well as inciting racial violence.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen paid tribute Wednesday to her father Jean-Marie, the founder of the National Front party who died at 96, calling him a “warrior” in politics despite their notoriously harsh political disputes.

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.

A polarizing figure in French politics, Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence.

Through five unsuccessful runs for president, Le Pen espoused racist and antisemitic rhetoric that landed him in legal trouble in France.

Controversy was Le Pen's constant companion: accusations of racism and antisemitism dogged the National Front from when he co-founded the party.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has paid tribute to her father ... convicted multiple times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. “Many people he loved are waiting ...

Mr. Le Pen’s youngest daughter, Marine Le Pen, succeeded him as leader of his party ... And she publicly rejected Mr. Le Pen’s antisemitism. Ms. Le Pen announced the party’s name change to the National Rally in 2018, although it decided to keep ...

Marine Le Pen is widely considered as one of ... spent his life promoting the far right through “racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and Holocaust denial.” The group also paid tribute in a ...

Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and ... was eventually estranged from his daughter, Marine Le Pen, who renamed his National Front party, kicked him out and ...

More than 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony yesterday in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died earlier this month aged 96. The “mass for the repose of the soul” at Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grace church took place under tight security,