French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96

YEREVAN, JANUARY 7, ARMENPRESS. French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen has died aged 96, reports BBC.

Le Pen, who had been in a care facility for several weeks, died at midday on Tuesday "surrounded by his loved ones", the family said.

Le Pen - a Holocaust denier and an unrepentant extremist on race, gender and immigration - founded the French far-right National Front party in 1972.