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January 7, 2025

French Neo-Nazi Leader Jean-Marie Le Pen Dies at 96
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The far-right ultranationalist French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen has died
at age 96. Le Pen led France's National Front for decades,
unsuccessfully running for president five times. He became the face of
France's anti-immigrant extreme right and was repeatedly fined and
convicted for hate speech and contesting crimes against humanity. His
daughter Marine Le Pen is now head of the National Rally, formally the
National Front.


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