During the night from Thursday to Friday, the grave of far-right French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen (96) in Trinité-sur-Mer (Brittany, France) was vandalized with a sledgehammer. The cemetery was temporarily closed to the public.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Vandals have damaged the grave of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's far-right National Front, his family said on Friday.

The grave of Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's National Front, has been vandalized, causing outrage within his family. Despite his controversial past and divisive policies, his descendants have vowed resilience against such acts.

Jean-Marie Le Pen was deemed unfit to testify and eventually exempted from prosecution on health grounds. He was born June 20, 1928, in the Brittany village of Trinite-Sur-Mer. His father later ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she aims to lead France as the president of a "non-aligned" power but insisted she was not seeking the post of prime minister in the case of new legislative elections.

Experts argue the French rightwing leader's newfound distance from the U.S. president represents the growing legitimacy of her National Rally party.