Tag: Jean Marie Le Pen
Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen: a legacy too heavy for Marine to bear?
Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died this week at the age of 96, was buried yesterday, Saturday January 11, in Brittany at Trinité-sur-Mer. A figure of the far-right and the Fifth…
Analysis: My party wanted to remove a picture of a crying Marine Le Pen – the hard shell of the French iron lady is starting to crumble | Foreign countries
Le Pen’s early years are overshadowed by the death of her father and the threat of the end of her political career, writes ‘s France reporter Miina Väisänen. Miina VäisänenFrench…
the defense of the colonial empire at the cost of torture
In Algeria, Jean-Marie Le Pen’s positions on the rejection of migrants, on Islam and on France’s colonial past in Algeria make him a hated politician. During the Algerian War, he…
Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen: “He made provocation a political strategy”
Jean-Marie Le Pen, historic figure of the far right, died this Tuesday at the age of 96. His life was punctuated by shocking sentences which sometimes (often) caused him legal…
a “prominent character” among supporters of the National Rally
While he had been “ousted” from the party ten years ago in a conflict context with his daughter Marine Le Pen who took up the torch, what did Jean-Marie Le…
contrasting reactions from the French political class
Former leader of the National Front Jean-Marie Le Pen died this Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at the age of 96, his family announced. Contrasted political reactions are pouring in. 3…
The European Parliament demands 300,000 euros from Jean-Marie Le Pen for undue mandate costs
The European Parliament is demanding 300,000 euros from Jean-Marie Le Pen for expenses deemed undue, a decision notified on July 8 to the former MEP and which arrives this Monday,…
Marine Le Pen and the RN judged from September 30
After the MoDem and its leader François Bayrou, the three-time candidate in the French presidential election Marine Le Pen will be tried before the Paris criminal court for suspicion of…
the lost bets and the won bets of the main parties
Winning an absolute majority, a group in the Assembly, establishing cohabitation… The main political parties were betting big for these legislative elections in 2022, but the betting results did not…
Why Chambly voters voted overwhelmingly for Marine Le Pen
After Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the presidential election, place on the balance sheet for the National Rally. Marine Le Pen won 2.6 million voters in the second round compared to…