Published on 07/01/2025 21:19
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Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen: what ideas are his legacy?
Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen: what ideas are his legacy?
(France 2)
Most of the current executives of the National Rally joined the movement under the presidency of Jean-Marie Le Pen. So what legacy does he leave behind?
Tribune, outrager, champion of the far right for nearly 70 years… On the evening of his death, Tuesday January 7, what remains of the political legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen? The founder of the FN made his career on two major themes: the rejection of the system, which he considered responsible for all evils, and above all on the rejection of immigration by theorizing national preference. Who best embodies their political heritage?
In Fréjus (Var), a town held by the RN, the words are still the same as during the time of Jean-Marie Le Pen. “He is a man who wanted to restore France and who was a visionary”said a resident. Through his excesses and his ideology, Jean-Marie Le Pen will have left his mark on French politics over the last 50 years and, even today, on public debate.
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