This is in regards to the father, not the daughter Le Pen.
French court deals blow to far-right icon Jean-Marie Le Pen
Published: February 9, 2018
Photo courtesy of HBO (2018).Andy Bean and Daniel Zovatto in 'Here and Now.'
PARIS (AP) — A French appeals court has upheld the far-right National Front's decision to expel party founder Jean-Marie Le Pen over anti-Semitic remarks.
The decision Friday by the court in Versailles is a stinging defeat for the man who for decades embodied France's anti-immigrant far right. It's a victory for his daughter and rival Marine Le Pen, party president and runnerup in last year's French presidential election.
Jean-Marie Le Pen sued the National Front for expelling him in 2015, but a lower court in 2016 confirmed the party's decision. Controversial father and ambitious daughter are in a long-running power struggle over the party's identity.
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