French former leader and founder of the French far-right party Front National (FN) Jean-Marie Le Pen poses in Saint-Cloud, west of Paris, on Jan. 27, 2016. (Credit: Joel Saget/AFP)
Jean-Marie Le Pen, a prominent figure of the French far right and a finalist in the 2002 presidential election, died on Tuesday at the age of 96 in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine), at a facility where he had been admitted several weeks ago.
"Jean-Marie Le Pen, surrounded by his loved ones, was called to God this Tuesday at 12:00 p.m.," his family said in a statement shared with AFP.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, a prominent figure of the French far right and a finalist in the 2002 presidential election, died on Tuesday at the age of 96 in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine), at a facility where he had been admitted several weeks ago."Jean-Marie Le Pen, surrounded by his loved ones, was called to God this Tuesday at 12:00 p.m.," his family said in a statement shared with AFP....