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Jean-Marie Le Pen, France's far-right National Front political party leader, and his wife Jany Le Pen, attend the Front National annual congress in Tours, France on January 15, 2011. The National Front
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![Farright National Front candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen is seen with his daughter Yann and grand-daughter Marion at the Equinoxe in Paris, France on April 22, 2007. Conservative leader Nicolas Sarkozy finished first Farright National Front candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen is seen with his daughter Yann and grand-daughter Marion at the Equinoxe in Paris, France on April 22, 2007. Conservative leader Nicolas Sarkozy finished first](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E807FF/farright-national-front-candidate-jean-marie-le-pen-is-seen-with-his-daughter-yann-and-grand-daughter-marion-at-the-equinoxe-in-paris-france-on-april-22-2007-conservative-leader-nicolas-sarkozy-finished-first-in-the-opening-round-of-frances-presidential-election-on-sunday-and-will-meet-socialist-rival-segolene-royal-in-a-run-off-on-may-6-initial-returns-showed-with-more-than-half-the-ballots-counted-sarkozy-had-more-than-30-percent-of-the-vote-royal-was-second-on-nearly-25-percent-and-centrist-francois-bayrou-was-third-on-18-percent-far-right-leader-jean-marie-le-pen-who-stunned-fran-2E807FF.jpg)
Farright National Front candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen is seen with his daughter Yann and grand-daughter Marion at the Equinoxe in Paris, France on April 22, 2007. Conservative leader Nicolas Sarkozy finished first
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Jean-Marie Le Pen and Marine Le Pen, newly-elected France's far-right National Front political party leader attending the 14th National Front annual congress results ceremony in Tours, France on January 16, 2011. Photo
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Front National leader and Presidential candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen poses with his daughter Marine Le Pen and grand daughter Marion during his party presidential convention held in Le Bourget near Paris, France
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