This Tuesday, January 7, 2025, Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder and former president of the Front National, died at the age of 96.
The family of the ex-politician confirmed the news of his death via a press release. “Jean-Marie Le Pen, surrounded by his family (his daughters, Yann and Marie-Caroline Le Pen, and three of his grandchildren, editor’s note) was called back to God this Tuesday at noon“, a-t-on appris.
The nonagenarian had been hospitalized for several weeks in a nursing home in Garches, in Hauts-de-Seine. According to our colleagues at Pointhe was in a “general state of weakness“.
Maeva Ghennam rejoices at the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen
Since the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, numerous reactions have been pouring in on the Web. While his family and loved ones expressed their grief on X (formerly Twitter) and in the media, some chose to react differently, going so far as to express a certain relief at his disappearance.
Visibly delighted, Maeva Ghennam took to her social networks to celebrate the event. “Jean-Marie Le Pen has left us“, she wrote in the caption of a video posted on TikTok in which we can see her dancing to the lyrics of the group Bérurier noir: “Youth annoys the National Front“.
And added: “So the dress code for the funeral is abaya and kamis“. A reaction which provoked strong reactions.
Internet users in shock
“That’s not what our religion teaches us”, “But wesh, it celebrates someone’s death, it’s serious”, “Do not rejoice in the misfortune of your enemies, lest Allah have mercy on them and test you in turn.“, “Among us Muslims, we don’t make fun of the dead Starfoullah even if it’s Jean-Marie Le Pen”, “It doesn’t matter who he was or his political point of view. A little respect, at least for his family”, “Where is the respect?”, “The return of the boomerang will be terrible”, “It’s going to turn against you, watch out”, “May the gods forgive you”, several Internet users were outraged.
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