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Jean-Marie Le Pen (view source)
Revision as of 16:49, September 15, 2008
, 16:49, September 15, 2008NF weakened, Le Pen to resign
In 2002, he made international headlines by making it to the second round of the 2002 presidential elections.
In 2002, he made international headlines by making it to the second round of the 2002 presidential elections.
In September 2008, he announced his intention to resign by 2010, 36 years after he founded the party, and supported his daughter to succeed him. With his party in steep decline both politically and financially, and his recent convictions for Holocaust denial, Le pen has lost considerable power in recent years.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/2798961/French-far-right-leader-Jean-Marie-Le-Pen-sets-retirement-date.html</ref>
==Comments on the French riots of 2005==
==Comments on the French riots of 2005==