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Federica Marsi

Marine Le Pen’s niece starts own party: What it means for French far right

Marion Marechal (R) has pledged support to her aunt Marine Le Pen (L) before her presidential bid in 2027 [File: Ian Langsdon/EPA]

The niece of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has founded her own political party aimed at becoming a new force in the country’s growing right-wing bloc.

In an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro on Monday, Marion Marechal, 34, announced the launch of Identite-Libertes (Identity-Freedoms or IDL), of which she is president.

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