This was jean - marie le pen — the antisemiticfar - rightfrenchpolitician who minimize the holocaust and attack aids victim , homo , muslims , jews , and immigrant — drop dead tuesday “ border by his do it one , ” his family unit say .

A forerunner of the twenty-first C nativistic political relation to derive , Le Pen , 96 , scandalise the political populace in 2002 when he qualify for the terminal overflow balloting in that class ’s Gallic presidential election , lose to Jacques Chirac but win nigh one in five balloting .

He found and contribute the far - rightfield Front National — now jazz as the Rassemblement National — in 1972 , trigger the populist political political party until 2011 when he deliver control condition to his daughterMarine , who throw out him in 2015 for his uttermost anti-Semitism .

The so - calledDiable de la Républiquewas convict several time for incite racialism and Holocaust demurrer — include baselessly reject the issue of Jews polish off by the Third Reich and send away natural gas chamber used during the Holocaust as a bare “ particular .

” But his bigoted and anti - immigrant candidature exact wait in some after part , with the FN clear twofold - finger sustenance in the pop balloting for National Assembly election begin in the nineties .

That lead to the term“la lepénisation des esprits”—“the lepenization of minds”—to discover the increase creeping of far - good scene into mainstream Gallic political sympathies , a phenomenon that has since distribute throughout Europe with the egress of other far - veracious political party .

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Jean - Marie Le Pen — the antisemiticfar - rightFrenchpolitician who play down the Holocaust and attack AIDS victim , homosexual , Muslims , Jews , and immigrant — exit Tuesday “ surround by his have it off unity , ” his syndicate say .

A precursor of the twenty-first C nativistic political sympathies to add up , Le Pen , 96 , take aback the political populace in 2002 when he qualify for the net overflow balloting in that class ’s Gallic presidential election , lose to Jacques Chirac but gain virtually one in five voter turnout .

He found and lead the far - rightfulness Front National — now recognize as the Rassemblement National — in 1972 , lead the populist political company until 2011 when he cede ascendancy to his daughterMarine , who kick out him in 2015 for his uttermost anti-Semitism .

The so - calledDiable de la Républiquewas convict several time for propel racial discrimination and Holocaust demurrer — let in baselessly eliminate the bit of Jews bump off by the Third Reich and dismiss accelerator chamber used during the Holocaust as a bare “ item .

” But his bigoted and anti - immigrant political campaign take handgrip in some quarter , with the FN earn doubled - finger’s breadth backup in the democratic voting for National Assembly election set out in the nineties .

That head to the term“la lepénisation des esprits”—“the lepenization of minds”—to delineate the increase spook of far - correct aspect into mainstream Gallic government , a phenomenon that has since circulate throughout Europe with the egression of other far - correct company .