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Outrage as Marine Le Pen posts Islamic State victims' photos on Twitter

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PM Manuel Valls denounced 'monstrous' picture of beheaded man which far-right leader posted after academic likened Front National to IS.

French court acquits Marine Le Pen of hate speech

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Head of far-right National Front party was on trial for comparing Muslims praying in the street to German occupation of France.

Marine Le Pen refuses TV debate after bias row

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TV channel forced to cancel its high-profile programme when head of France's far-right Front National pulled out at last minute.

France's Marine Le Pen goes on trial over Muslim remarks

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Head of far-right Front National accused of inciting racial hatred for comparing Muslims praying in the street to the Nazi occupation.

French far right leader Marine Le Pen faces trial for comments on Muslims

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The president of the Front National faces charges of inciting racial hatred after comparing Muslim street prayers to the Nazi Occupation.

France’s National Front taps into rising anti-immigrant mood

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Fifty-five per cent of French people oppose a softening of asylum rules, according to an opinion poll published on Sunday.

Jean-Marie Le Pen launches new political party in France

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Founder of far-right Front National, who was kicked out last month after row with daughter Marine, unveils ‘Blue-White-Red rally’ party.

France's Marine Le Pen accused of using fake Twitter account to spread message

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Le Monde newspaper claims leader of far-right Front National has been using pseudonym Anne Lalanne to tweet to her followers.

Marine Le Pen calls for end to all immigration to France

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Head of far-right Front National said legal immigration should end and migrants without right documents should not get state health care.

French far-right Front National party expells founder Jean-Marie Le Pen

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The decision on Thursday follows months of feuding between the anti-Semitic provocateur and his daughter who replaced him as party leader.

France’s National Front: 94% of party members want Jean-Marie Le Pen out

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Though the vote has no legal value, it could undermine Le Pen’s efforts to cling on as honorary president of far-right party he founded.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen loses third legal battle to oust father

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Le Pen's attempt to remove her father by postal ballot as honorary president of the Front National party she leads is anulled by a French court.

Marine Le Pen to stand in French regional elections

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President of the far-right Front National plans to compete for power in northern region normally considered a stronghold of the French Left.

France's Front National forms group in European Parliament

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Marine Le Pen's far-right party  has created a 'Europe of Nations and Freedoms' group, giving them extra funding, staffing and political clout.

Far-right party founder Le Pen sets up counter group in split with daughter

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The Front National family feud sees former paratrooper launching a splinter group amid attacks on gay officials surrounding his daughter.