From Le Pen’s entry into politics in 1956 until her death, she had an enormous influence on French political life.
In France, the co-founder of the far-right political force National Front (now National Rally) Jean-Marie Le Pen has died at the age of 96, AFP reports.
From Le Pen’s entry into politics in 1956 until her death, she had an enormous influence on French political life. He ended his political career in 2019 after leaving the European Parliament.
Le Pen has been the subject of repeated controversy and legal battles over her views on the Holocaust, which she calls “elementary elements” in the history of World War II, and over her praise of the wartime regime Vichy in France, who collaborated with the invaders.
He was convicted and fined several times for denying crimes against humanity.
Le Pen ran for president five times and shocked France in 2002 by reaching the second round with Jacques Chirac. Chirac won by a landslide, with more than 82% of the vote.
Currently, Le Pen’s daughter Marine is the undisputed leader of presidential ratings in France.
The French president’s office called Jean-Marie Le Pen “an iconic figure in the history of the far right” and said his “role in the public life of our country, visible for almost seventy years… should which will now be judged by history.”
“The President of the Republic expresses his condolences to his family and friends,” the Elysee Palace added.
Source: korrespondent
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