Tue Jan 07 18:32:46 UTC 2025: ## Far-Right French Politician Jean-Marie Le Pen Dies at 96
PARIS — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the controversial founder of France’s National Front (now National Rally) party, passed away at the age of 96. Le Pen, a towering figure in French far-right politics for decades, never achieved his lifelong ambition of becoming President of France, but nonetheless profoundly impacted the country’s political landscape. His legacy remains a complex and divisive one, marked by his outspoken anti-immigrant and nationalist views.
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