A move by France’s ruling Socialists to ban the far-right National Front from a peace march for Charlie Hebdo shooting victims may backfire, forcing undecided voters to choose between Marine Le Pen ...

France’s National Front, one of the most powerful far right parties in Europe, was expecting significant gains against President Francois Hollande’s ruling Socialists in local elections on Sunday. The ...

PARIS (AP) — 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 ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of Marine Le Pen and the defining figure of France’s postwar far-right movement, has died at the age of 96, according to French network BFMTV. From founding the National ...

News that Jean-Marie Le Pen — one of the founders of France’s extreme rightwing political party, the National Front — died on Tuesday came as a surprise to no one; he was 96 and in brittle health.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's main far-right party, is pictured. (Image by Mathias Destal from Flickr via Courthouse News) MARSEILLE, France (CN) — France’s extreme-right National Front ...

French far-right leader and presidential candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen delivers a speech in April 2007 in Paris. Michael Sawyer/Associated Press PARIS — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s ...