Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96

January 7, 2025 at 10:00 p.m.

FILE - Leader of the French National Front, Jean Marie Le Pen, second from right, leads a march to the statue of Joan of Arc with his three daughters Marie Caroline, Yann and Marine Le Pen, on May 12, 1985. (AP Photo/Herve Merliac, File)
FILE - Leader of the French National Front, Jean Marie Le Pen, second from right, leads a march to the statue of Joan of Arc with his three daughters Marie Caroline, Yann and Marine Le Pen, on May 12, 1985. (AP Photo/Herve Merliac, File)

PARIS -- 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 widespread condemnation, died Tuesday.

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