Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, has died. A polarizing figure in French politics, Le Pen’s inflammatory statements, including Holocaust denial, led to multiple convictions and strained his political alliances. National Front leader Marine Le Pen and her father Jean Marie Le Pen in Nice, France in 2012. Le Pen had 11 prior convictions, including for violence against a public official and antisemitic hate speech. French judicial authorities placed Le Pen under legal guardianship in February at the request of his family as his health declined, French media reported.

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Persons: Jean, Marie Le Pen, Jordan Bardella, Le, Pen, Jean Marie Le Pen, Frederic Nebinger, Joan of Arc, Le Pen, shirk, ” Le Pen Organizations: National, Front, France French Locations: Nice, France, Breton, Indochina, Algeria