His daughter Marine Le Pen took over his political mantle but rapidly took steps towards making the far right an electable force, renaming it the National Rally (RN) and embarking on a policy known as ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she will never forgive herself for expelling her father Jean-Marie Le Pen from the party he founded and she rebranded, after he died last week aged 96.

Mr Le Pen died aged 96 on Tuesday last week and was buried at a private funeral in his hometown of La Trinité-sur-Mer in southern Brittany. open image in gallery Mr Le Pen died aged 96 on Tuesday ...

Marine Le Pen has expressed regret for expelling her late father from the far-right party he founded. She expelled him from the party four years after she succeeded him in 2011 after he repeated a ...

The former paratrooper founded the party in 1972 but it was only when he handed the reins to his daughter Marine Le Pen in 2011 that his rebranded party really caught sight of power. Ms Le Pen ...

Le Pen's daughter, Marine Le Pen, transformed the National Front, now named the National Rally, into one of France's most powerful political forces. She is now eyeing the 2027 presidential election.

Le Pen’s daughter, Marine Le Pen, transformed the National Front, now named the National Rally, into one of France’s most powerful political forces. She is now eyeing the 2027 presidential ...

Family members, including his daughter Marine Le Pen, now the leading far-right figure in France, other National Rally party officials and longstanding supporters gathered inside the church.