“History will judge” the legacy of far-Right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, Emmanuel Macron has said. The French president’s ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has issued a terse acknowledgement of Jean-Marie Le Pen's significant role in French society ...

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

Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. But the nativist ideas that ...

“History will judge” the legacy of far-Right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, Emmanuel Macron has said. The French president’s comments came as he and his government avoided any outright criticism ...

Commenting on Le Pen's death, President Emmanuel Macron said: "A historic figure of the far right, he played a role in the public life of our country for nearly seventy years, which is now a ...

Meanwhile, public support for Marine Le Pen continues to grow, as she cements her place as one of the favourites to succeed Macron as President in the 2027 elections. The Ipsos poll showed she ...

French President Emmanuel Macron, a centrist, expressed "his condolences to (Le Pen's) family and friends," in an uncharacteristically short statement issued by the presidential palace.

French President Emmanuel Macron, a centrist, expressed “his condolences to (Le Pen's) family and friends,” in an uncharacteristically short statement issued by the presidential palace.

Commenting on Le Pen’s death, French President Emmanuel Macron said: “A historic figure of the far right, he played a role in the public life of our country for nearly 70 years, which is now a ...

Other politicians were less complimentary. Centrist President Emmanuel Macron sent his condolences to Le Pen’s family and said Le Pen would be judged by history. Far-left politicians denounced ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the former paratrooper and rabble-rousing politician who co-founded France’s National Front and pushed the far right into the limelight, died on Tuesday aged 96. Read our ...