French far-right former leader Jean-Marie Le Pen dies

Jean-Marie Le Pen, once the leader of France's far right, has died at the age of 96.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the firebrand co-founder of the French far-right National Front party, has died aged 96, French media reported on Tuesday.

Le Pen rocked France's political establishment when he unexpectedly reached the presidential election run-off vote against Jacques Chirac in 2002.

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rc/kb (AFP, Reuters)