French Far Right Figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen Dies at 96

Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder of France's far-right National Front party, died at the age of 96. He was a key figure in rewriting the parameters of French politics with his extremist views on immigration, racism, and anti-Semitism. Le Pen was convicted multiple times for his comments on the Holocaust, and his daughter, Marine Le Pen, took over the party's leadership in 2011. Despite his unapologetic stance on these issues, he managed to tap into working-class concerns over immigration and globalization, making a lasting impact on French politics.