France’s National Front leader to face race trial
Le Pen will stand in court on October 20 on charges of “incitement to discrimination over people’s religious beliefs”, the prosecutor’s office in Lyon said in a statement on Tuesday. The FN leader made the comments in a speech during a party rally in Lyon in 2010. She said: “I’m sorry, but some people are … Continue reading
Jean-Marie Le Pen slams daughter Marine as ‘unfit’ for President
Family feud between Jean-Marie Le Pen and daughter Marine, creates tensions within the Front National party. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD / ALAIN JOCARD . By RFI The family feud between the far-right Front National leader, Marine Le Pen, and her father, Jean-Marie, deepened this weekend, with the latter saying his daughter is ‘neither ethically … Continue reading
French far-right firebrand Jean-Marie Le Pen, is set to face criminal proceedings for saying that the gas chambers of the Holocaust were “a detail of World War II”.
The founder of the National Front (FN) and European Parliament member Le Pen told French TV station BFMTV on April 2, “Gas chambers were a detail of the war, unless we accept that the war is a detail of the gas chambers.” Le Pen will be prosecuted for denying crimes against humanity, but the court … Continue reading
Are Cinemas Afraid To Show French Skinhead Movie?
Filmmaker Diasteme’s new movie suggests links between neo-Nazis and France’s third largest party the National Front. He says cinemas are now dropping the film. Screenshot from “Un Francais” PARIS — A French film set to be released next week plunges viewers into the country’s neo-Nazi and skinhead subcultures. But while critics have been largely positive, the film’s director says the … Continue reading
France National Front: Jean-Marie Le Pen to set up ‘grouping’
Marine Le Pen (right) has made it clear she wants her father (left) out of politics France’s National Front (FN) founder Jean-Marie Le Pen has said he plans to set up his own “grouping” after being suspended from the far-right party. “I’m not going to start another party. I will create a grouping that … Continue reading
France’s National Front Suspends Jean-Marie Le Pen
Far-right party leaves ultimate decision on ex-leader’s membership to general assembly Jean-Marie Le Pen leaves the National Front headquarters in Nanterre on Monday. Photo: LEJEUNE/ZUMA PRESS PARIS—The National Front suspended Jean-Marie Le Pen, the man who put the far-right party on France’s political map, as a member and left open the door to possible expulsion … Continue reading
France’s National Front Family Feud on Display for May Day
National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen cried out to patron saint Joan of Arc for help at the party’s annual May Day march Friday, while bare-chested Femen activists used a bullhorn to drown out a speech by his daughter, president of the far-right party. The chaotic May Day events put on full display a family … Continue reading
National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen faces backlash after calling Holocaust ‘detail of war’
The far right MEP, 86, was convicted of minimising the Holocaust over similar remarks in 1999 Controversial: Jean-Marie Le Pen’s comments are certain to incite fury The Nazi gas chambers were dismissed as a “detail of history” by a far-right politician today. The death camps where millions of Jews were killed were no worse than … Continue reading
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen mobbed by Oxford Union protesters
Controversial nationalist politician gives a speech at the prestigious Oxford Union, blaming Western society’s ills on Islamic ideology Leader of the French party National Front (FN) Marine Le Pen (C) arrives to give a speech at the Oxford Union’s prestigious debating society in Oxford Photo: EPA French far-right political leader Marine Le Pen has received a … Continue reading
French National Front leader Marine Le Pen named as latest far-right figure to speak at prestigious Oxford University Union
Ms Le Pen will be speaking at the famous venue in February But campaigners say they will protest outside the Union if talk goes ahead Described the politician as a ‘Euro-fascist’ who wants to split society Le Pen is known for her controversial right-wing views Called for surveillance in mosques following Charlie Hebdo massacres French … Continue reading
