Jean-Marie Le Pen
A History of the National Front
How did a small, marginalised party end up the potential winner of today's French presidential election?
This 1995 Rap Song About France’s Far-Right Politics Is More Relevant Than Ever
A hip-hop song called "Plus jamais ça" ("Never again"), recorded in 1995, remains a potent rallying cry against Marine Le Pen and her party.
There's a French Far-Right Party in the Panama Papers Leak
The populist Front National has threatened to sue the press for libel after the leak revealed that people close to it had stashed money away in offshore tax havens.
France’s Far-Right Family Implodes as National Front Founder Jean-Marie Le Pen Disowns His Daughter
The elder Le Pen was suspended from the National Front party on Monday over his latest incendiary remarks to the press, and the ongoing rift with his daughter and the current party leader Marine Le Pen.
Video Shows Topless Femen Activists Disrupting Marine Le Pen's May Day Speech in Paris
Chaos emerged as several members from the feminist group interrupted the leader of the far-right party Front National with slogans like “Stop Fascism” painted across their bare breasts.
Founder of France’s Far-Right Party Accused of Hiding Gold in Secret Swiss Bank Account
National Front party founder Jean-Marie Le Pen allegedly squirreled away a small fortune, including $1.87 million worth of gold bars and coins.
A Family Affair in France's Far-Right Party as National Front Founder Backs Granddaughter in Upcoming Elections
Controversial National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen has agreed to step down following a growing feud with his daughter, party leader Marine Le Pen.
Right-Wing National Front's Marine Le Pen Seeks to Discipline Her Father and Party Founder
Marine Le Pen believes her father's incendiary remarks—anti-Semitic and anti-immigrant—are destroying the party.
France's Far-Right Struggles to Maintain a United Front After Paris Attacks
Divisions have erupted inside Marine Le Pen’s National Front party over a video comparing Islam to Nazi Germany and referring to a "fifth column" of extremists inside France.
Torture Is 'Useful': Marine Le Pen Slammed Over CIA Interrogation Report Comments
Far right politician, whose father was accused of torturing Algerians nearly 50 years ago, forced to backtrack on controversial statement made on national TV.
The French Far Right Won Big This Weekend
The nationalist Front National continued its journey toward becoming a legitimate political party thanks to its slick PR tactics and widespread distrust of France's scandal-plagued government.