According to reports, Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's far-right political party “National Front”, died at the age of 96. Le Pen has been running for President of France many times since 1974. In 2002, Le Pen defeated then-French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin of the Left Socialist Party in the first round of the presidential election and entered the second round of voting, shocking French politics. In 2011, his daughter, Marina Le Pen, took over the position of party leader. Since then, she has run for president three times and made the party one of France's major political forces.

According to reports, Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's far-right political party “National Front”, died at the age of 96. Le Pen has been running for President of France many times since 1974. In 2002, Le Pen defeated then-French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin of the Left Socialist Party in the first round of the presidential election and entered the second round of voting, shocking French politics. In 2011, his daughter, Marina Le Pen, took over the position of party leader. Since then, she has run for president three times and made the party one of France's major political forces.