France's Jean-Marie Le Pen Withdraws From Regional Vote

The founder of France's far right National Front (FN) party said he will not run for office in regional polls later this year after a damaging public spat with his daughter, who is now the group's leader. Jean-Marie Le Pen told Le Figaro magazine that he would not seek office even though he still thinks he is the “best candidate." Marine Le Pen was upset with her father last week when he described the Nazi gas chambers as a mere "detail of history." Scores of...

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