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

Former far-right National Front party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen clenches his fist at the statue of Joan of Arc in Paris in 2017

Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. But the nativist ideas that propelled his popularity remain ascendant in today’s France and beyond.

(Image credit: Kamil Zihnioglu)

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