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National Rally
political party, France
Also known as: FN, Front National, National Front, RN, Rassemblement National
Category:
History & Society
- French:
- Rassemblement National (RN)
- Formerly (1972–2018):
- National Front
- Date:
- 1972 - present
- Areas Of Involvement:
- nationalism
- Euroskepticism
- neofascism
- right
- Related People:
- Jean-Marie Le Pen
- Marine Le Pen
National Rally, far right French political party founded in 1972 by François Duprat and François Brigneau. It is most commonly associated with Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was its leader from 1972 to 2011, and his daughter Marine Le Pen, who succeeded her father in 2011 and led the party until 2022. Since its beginnings, the party has strongly supported French nationalism and controls on immigration, and it often has been accused of fostering xenophobia and anti-Semitism. In its first decade of existence, the National Front dwelt on the fringes of French political life, representing a uniquely French twist on western ...(100 of 1308 words)