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Jean-Marie Le Pen, Far-Right Politician and Antisemite, Dies at 96

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The Frenchman played down the Holocaust and went after AIDS victims, LGBTQ people, Muslims, Jews, and immigrants.

Sean Craig

Updated Jan. 7 2025 8:47AM EST / Published Jan. 7 2025 8:45AM EST

French founder of the Front National far-right party Jean-Marie Le Pen points his finger as he poses during a photo session at his home in Saint-Cloud on January 14, 2021. — Joel Saget/AFP/Getty

Sean Craig

Sean Craig

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