The grave of Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right National Front party – now called the National Rally (RN) – was vandalised with a sledgehammer in the cemetery of La Trinité-sur-Mer,

An image posted by one of the daughters of the former far-right leader, who died in January, showed that the stone cross adorning the grave had been smashed into pieces.

Once called the 'most hated man in France', Le Pen maintained that his ideas were simply 'ahead of their time'

Police in France's western region of Brittany said they are investigating the damage to the grave, which was reportedly caused by a sledgehammer. View on euronews

The tomb of French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen has been heavily damaged by vandals less than three weeks after he was buried.

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

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.

French ambassador to Djibouti Jean Marie Momal (ION N° 635) signed an official advisory note on February first for public information announcing his decision to "forbid French nationals to move further than Dikhil by day or outside of Djibouti Town by night".

Millions of Europeans will go to the polls this year in a test of the right-wing movements that surged in 2024’s historic elections — and of the liberal order that so many disgruntled Europeans turned against.