The frequent presidential contender was twice convicted of dismissing the Nazi gas chambers as a “minor point” in World War II.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right party, the National Front, has died at the age of 96, according to French network BFMTV.

JEAN-Marie Le Pen, the nationalist founder of the French far-right National Front party, has died aged 96. Le Pen, who had been in a care facility for several weeks, died at midday Tuesday

Jean-Marie Le Pen, a towering yet controversial figure in French far-right politics, passed away at the age of 96. His death marks the end of an era for a man who profoundly influenced the political landscape in France,

French far-right National Front (FN) founder Jean-Marie Le Pen delivers a speech during a May Day ceremony in front of the statue of Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) in Paris, France, May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) - Jean-Marie Le Pen,

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the far-right National Front party who tapped into working class concerns over immigration and globalisation, shaking up the French political establishment, has died at the age of 96.

He ran unsuccessfully for the French presidency five times, riding waves of discontent and xenophobia as the leader of the National Front party.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front party and a controversial figure in French politics, has died at the age of 96, French media said on Tuesday. Le Pen reached the second round of the 2002 French presidential election,