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Jean-Marie Le Pen died knowing his extremist far-right politics have been successfully mainstreamed in France

The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of the party once known as the National Front, occurs at a time when the mainstreaming of far-right politics in France seems almost complete.

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

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.

International Business Times

Far-right National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the far-right National Front, died on Tuesday at the age of 96. Le Pen was often embroiled in legal battles over his racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobic remarks, and was eventually expelled from the party he founded, which has since moved from the fringes to…

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Key Dates In The Rise Of The French Far Right

Here is a short history of the French far-right National Front, whose historic leader and co-founder Jean-Marie Le Pen died on Tuesday aged 96.

International Business Times

Founder Of France's National Front, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Dies At 96

Renowned French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen's passing marks the end of an era in the country's political history.

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Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies at 96

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Jean-Marie Le Pen: French far-right leader dies aged 96

Unrepentant racist and Holocaust denier founded the National Front in 1972

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French Far-right Figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen Dies

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died Tuesday aged 96, was the far-right bogeyman of French politics, infamously dismissing the Holocaust as a detail of history and spending half a century whipping up anger over immigration.

International Business Times

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies aged 96

Former paratrooper led National Front party for decades and courted controversy, being repeatedly fined for contesting crimes against humanity

The Guardian - UK

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

Marion Marechal, 34, has launched Identite-Libertes, through which she hopes to strengthen France’s ‘national camp’.

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Le Pen's future in the balance as French far-right officials go on trial for alleged EU funds misuse

The stakes are high for Marine Le Pen as she and other officials from the French far-right party National Rally go on trial over accusations of embezzling European Union funds

The Independent UK

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on trial for misuse of EU funds

France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen, her National Rally party, and 26 other individuals go on trial on Monday in Paris over alleged misappropriation of European funds. A guilty verdict could scupper Le Pen's chances of running for president in the 2027.

Radio France Internationale

France’s second-ballot system may seem chaotic, but here’s how it benefits voters

Now that the Paris Olympic Games are over, France’s inability to form a government will probably once again dominate media coverage of the country. A caretaker government is currently in place amid ongoing negotiations over who will serve as French prime minister.

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Inside the toxic battle dividing France

The Far Right may not have won a majority in yesterday’s snap parliamentary elections, but this failure cannot disguise the growing popularity of Marine le Pen’s party. Peter Allen reports from Paris

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Young People Protest Against National Front At Place De La République

Young activists gather at Place de la République to protest against the National Front's history of hate and discrimination, expressing strong opposition t...

The Guardian - UK

French artists, DJs and musicians unite to fight threat of far-right government

Front Électronique acts as ‘world of the night’ to combat rise of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally

The Guardian - UK

French elections: what is the republican front – and will it head off National Rally?

In a decades-old practice, several mainstream political parties are co-operating in an effort to block the advance of the far right

Radio France Internationale

Jean-Marie Le Pen declared 'unfit' to stand trial over misuse of EU funds

A Paris court has ruled that National Front founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen will not be called to give tesitmony in a case regarding the payment of European parliamentary assistants working for the National Rally, due to his deteriorating health.

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Legislative elections in France: ‘Emmanuel Macron has made the RN the main force of opposition to his policies’

The first round of France’s snap legislative election was held on June 30. The final results show the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement national, RN) and its allies with 33.15%, the left/progressive coalition New Popular Front (Nouveau Front Populaire, NFP) with 27.99%, and in third place, the presidential alliance with 20.04%. Turnout…

The Guardian - UK

Macron is history, Le Pen is triumphant. What do ‘reasonable’ French voters like me do now?

France can look in the mirror and ask what went wrong – or vote for the left to limit the National Rally’s grip on power, says French journalist Pierre Haski

The Guardian - UK

Voter turnout in France’s parliamentary election at near-40-year high

Ballot could enable Marine Le Pen’s National Rally to form government as polls suggest support for party has grown

The Guardian - UK

How an 80s punk lyric became the rallying cry of French protests against the far right

François Guillemot’s band, Bérurier Noir, wrote Porcherie in 1985. In the lead-up to a watershed election in France, its lyrics are making a comeback among the youth, politicians and celebrities alike

France 24

‘Love France or leave it’: the small-town voters driving support for Le Pen’s far right

The Seine-et-Marne area southeast of Paris has emerged as a bastion of support for the National Rally in a region that was previously hostile towards Marine Le Pen’s party. Fresh from its triumph in European elections, the far right is riding a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment in the French capital’s…

The Guardian - UK

On the brink of power: how France’s National Rally reinvented itself

Opponents say party is ‘political heir’ of Vichy regime, which collaborated with Nazis, amid efforts to halt its rise

The Guardian - UK

‘They’re trying to divide us’: Muslims in France voice fears over rise of far right

People in Lyon say country at dangerous juncture in snap elections after National Rally’s EU parliamentary gains

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