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Former Malaysian leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who extended political freedoms, dies at 85

A hospital in Kuala Lumpur says former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has died aged 85

The Independent UK

Who is Marine Le Pen? French right-wing politician found guilty of embezzling EU funds

France’s most controversial politician now banned from public office

The Independent UK

Marine Le Pen will ‘never forgive herself’ for expelling father from far-right party he founded

National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen was expelled for describing the Holocaust as a ‘detail of history’

The Independent UK

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Jean-Marie Le Pen's Legacy And Marine Le Pen's Rise

Explore the controversial legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen and the rising political influence of daughter Marine Le Pen in French politics.

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Jean-Marie Le Pen’s death revives Algeria’s painful colonial memories

The death of right-wing French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen on Tuesday has brought dark memories to the surface for many in Algeria, where he was accused of using torture during the war of independence. He also raised heckles with his rejection of migrants, his position on Islam and on France's…

Radio France Internationale

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pays tribute to her politically polarizing father

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has paid tribute to her father Jean-Marie, the founder of the National Front party who died at 96, calling him a “warrior” in politics despite their notoriously harsh political disputes

The Independent UK

The awkward tributes to Jean-Marie Le Pen show how much power his daughter now wields

The far-right leader leaves behind a less welcoming, less tolerant France – that is perhaps ready to elect Marine Le Pen as president, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

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French government denounces street parties celebrating Jean-Marie Le Pen death

French officials have condemned jubilant street celebrations following the death of far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, urging dignity after hundreds gathered in major cities to mark Tuesday’s passing of the controversial National Front founder.

Radio France Internationale

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far-right provocateur whose ugly nationalism lives on

The former MP never won power in France but his anti-immigration and anti-EU rhetoric laid the foundation for a populist revival across Europe

The Guardian - UK

Far-right National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the far-right National Front, died on Tuesday at the age of 96. Le Pen was often embroiled in legal battles over his racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobic remarks, and was eventually expelled from the party he founded, which has since moved from the fringes to…

Radio France Internationale

Key Dates In The Rise Of The French Far Right

Here is a short history of the French far-right National Front, whose historic leader and co-founder Jean-Marie Le Pen died on Tuesday aged 96.

International Business Times

Founder Of France's National Front, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Dies At 96

Renowned French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen's passing marks the end of an era in the country's political history.

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

Jean-Marie Le Pen has died

The Independent UK

French Far-right Figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen Dies

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died Tuesday aged 96, was the far-right bogeyman of French politics, infamously dismissing the Holocaust as a detail of history and spending half a century whipping up anger over immigration.

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The Guardian - UK

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

Former paratrooper led National Front party for decades and courted controversy, being repeatedly fined for contesting crimes against humanity

Evening Standard

The 80s: Photographing Britain at Tate Britain review – a lot of good work but ultimately a bewildering experience

2/5 Despite its title this isn’t really a show about Britain, but about photography – and a weirdly patchy, chaotic one at that

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Young People Protest Against National Front At Place De La République

Young activists gather at Place de la République to protest against the National Front's history of hate and discrimination, expressing strong opposition t...

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Young People Protest Against Far-Right National Rally Party

Young protesters in Paris denounce the far-right National Rally party by chanting against its extremist past as the National Front.

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Jean-Marie Le Pen declared 'unfit' to stand trial over misuse of EU funds

A Paris court has ruled that National Front founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen will not be called to give tesitmony in a case regarding the payment of European parliamentary assistants working for the National Rally, due to his deteriorating health.

The Guardian - UK

Cohabitation government begins in France – archive, 1986

In March 1986, Socialist President Francois Mitterrand appointed centre-right leader Jacques Chirac as prime minister after losing the parliamentary elections

Evening Standard

Who is Marine Le Pen? Convicted politician unable to stand at next presidential election

French National Rally parliamentary leader receives a four-year prison sentence for embezzling EU funds

France 24

How France’s far right changed the debate on immigration

For the first time since its founding, France’s anti-immigration National Rally (RN) party has clawed its way to within arm’s reach of governing. The far-right party’s rise has fundamentally changed France’s immigration debate, dragging besieged President Emmanuel Macron's once-liberal coalition far to the right while bringing together a bloc of…

France 24

Le Pen legacy: Marion Maréchal battles the woke agenda, 'Islamification' in European elections

France’s Marion Maréchal has made the “defence” of European civilisation and fighting against the “Islamification” of Europe a cornerstone of her platform as she leads the far-right Reconquest party’s candidate list in the European elections. Maréchal is the granddaughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, who founded the far-right National Front, and…

France 24

French far right’s rhetoric at odds with its voting record at EU Parliament

A review of the voting records from the European Parliament shows that members of the far-right National Rally party (formerly the National Front) are often absent from the legislative process, cast votes that contradict stated party positions and are receptive to overtures from industrial lobbyists.

The Guardian - UK

The Buddha of Suburbia review – playful spin through Hanif Kureishi’s novel

Emma Rice directs an ebullient RSC version of the landmark 1990 story of sex, music, class and racism

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