
More than 1,000 attend Jean-Marie Le Pen's memorial service in Paris
Held at Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce, the service brought together the far-right leader's family and National Rally officials —..
Jean Louis Marie Le Pen, commonly known as Jean-Marie Le Pen, was a French far-right politician. He focused on issues related to immigration to France, the European Union, traditional culture and values, law and order, and France's high rate of unemployment. His progression in the 1980s is known as the "lepénisation of minds" due to its noticeable effect on mainstream political opinion. His controversial speeches and his integration into public life made him a figure who polarized opinion. He was convicted of statements downplaying the Holocaust, and fined for incitement to discrimination regarding remarks made about Muslims in France.
Held at Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce, the service brought together the far-right leader's family and National Rally officials —..