The father of Marine Le Penthe current leader of the National Group, Jean-Marie Le Pen He has died at the age of 96, as confirmed by his family.
Le Pen, who wore several weeks admitted in a care center due to his weak state of health, he died at noon “surrounded by his family,” according to the statement released this noon.
In a message on your X account, Jordan Bardella, the president of the National Group (RN), the name the party took in 2018, announced his death and paid tribute to him by noting that Jean-Marie Le Pen “always served France, defended its identity and sovereignty“.
The news caught his daughter and successor of his political work by surprise, Marine Le Penwho was back at Paris from the French archipelago of Mayottein the Indian Ocean, which was reported by journalists, indicated a special envoy of France Info who was traveling with her on the plane.
