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

[Japan Today] - 01/7/2025

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…



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