Le Pen, Jean-Marie

Le Pen, Jean-Marie (Le Pen, Jean-Marie) - French far-right politician. Born June 20, 1928. In 1972 he organized the French National Front, speaking of immigration, repatriation and the death penalty. His party won 14% of votes in elections to Parliament in 1984. Le Pen started his career as a paratrooper in the French Indochina and Algeria in 1950. He became a deputy from the right wing in the National Assembly in 1956. Until 1960, was linked to an extremist organization (CCA), strive to maintain French influence in Algeria. The National Front has substantial support among the privileged white youth, but openly fascist views have led to his failure in the elections in 1988. He again tried to stand for election in 1995, but failed.

Le Pen - a politician with half a century of experience. In the 27 years he became the youngest deputy of the National Assembly of France, and immediately, without having passed the deputy's mandate, set out a paratrooper in the war in Algeria. In 1965 Le Pen - Officer of the Order of Honor of the Military Cross - the first time running for president, and in 1972 headed by the ultra-right National Front of France. From the outset, Le Pen has played for France's withdrawal from the EU, now he calls for lifting the euro and the franc return. Le Pen's speeches have brought him in liberal European circles infamous racists, fascists and anti-Semite. However, this did not prevent his National Front continued to gain on the election of ten to fifteen percent of the vote. Even in the case of defeat Le Pen in the second round of elections the National Front could get a significant number of seats in parliament.