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Jean-Marie Le Pen, Architect Of French Far-right Surge, Dies At 96

A moment of triumph: Le Pen reached the presidential runoff in 2002 (Credit: AFP)

Jean-Marie Le Pen, an extreme right-winger who haunted the French political establishment for decades, died on Tuesday aged 96, dividing opinion until the end.

While the left decried him as a "fascist", many admitted he had succeeded in moving France's political dial to the right.

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