National Front Expels Founder Jean-Marie Le Pen After Controversial Remarks
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Front, was expelled from the party in 2015 after controversial remarks downplaying the Holocaust. This decisive move marked the culmination of a long-standing conflict with his daughter, Marine Le Pen, as she worked to rebrand the party and distance it from its extremist roots. Le Pen’s expulsion underscored a generational shift in the National Front’s strategy to appeal to mainstream voters ahead of the 2017 presidential elections.
