The memorial for Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was known for his racist and antisemitic remarks, comes as the National Rally has ...

Once called the 'most hated man in France', Le Pen maintained that his ideas were simply 'ahead of their time' ...

A polarising figure in French politics, his controversial statements led to multiple convictions and strained his political ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, a domineering and polarizing figure in French politics and founder of the National Rally party, died at age 96. National Rally President Jordan Bardella announced his death on ...

A private funeral took place last week in Le Pen’s hometown of La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany. Jean-Marie had three daughters ...

For years, the far-right National Rally tried to distance itself ... trail of inflammatory and derogatory comments made by Jean-Marie Le Pen, its founding president. His daughter, who took the ...

Marine Le Pen was overcome with emotion while attending the memorial service in honour of her father, far-right politician ...

later renamed the National Rally, as part of the younger Le Pen’s efforts to transform it into one of France’s most powerful political forces. Jean-Marie’s funeral will take place on ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who has died aged 96 ... and served as its president until he retired in 2011. Renamed National Rally, the party is currently the second-largest in the National Assembly.

More than 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony on Thursday in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right ...