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Marine Le Pen stands at a podium with microphones, wearing a dark blazer and coral blouse, with part of a French flag visible behind her. Marine Le Pen, center, and Jean-Marie Le Pen, left, stand at the front of a crowd holding a large banner at a National Front rally in Paris, with French flags in the background. Euroskepticism
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Marine Le Pen

French politician
Also known as: Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen
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Marine Le Pen (born August 5, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) is a French politician who succeeded her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, as leader of the National Front (later National Rally) party in 2011. She was that party’s candidate in the 2012, 2017, and 2022 French presidential elections. In 2022 she stepped down as leader of the National Rally. In 2025 Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement, and she was barred from running for public office...

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