The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of the party once known as the National Front, occurs at a time when the mainstreaming of far-right politics in France seems almost complete. Le Pen was,

He co-founded what became France’s biggest opposition party, National Rally, rooted in deep anti-immigrant sentiment.

Jean Marie Le Pen, an iconic and controversial figure in French politics, has died at the age of 96. Founder of the National Front, a party that shaped the far-right landscape in France, Le Pen