Marine Le Pen Reacts to the Death of Jean-Marie: 'Many People Who Love Him Are Mourning'

paris - Marine Le Pen, the leader of the French Rassemblement National, has expressed that many people who love her father are in mourning. This was her first public reaction to the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen on Tuesday.

Marine Le Pen, the youngest daughter of the controversial politician, reflected on her father's passing, stating, 'Death has taken him away from us. Many people who love him are waiting for him up there, many people who love him are mourning down here.' Jean-Marie Le Pen, known for his far-right views, has garnered numerous enemies throughout his career.

In 2011, Marine Le Pen succeeded her father as the leader of Front National. She worked to make the party more acceptable to a wider audience, leading to conflicts with her father, whom she expelled from the party in 2015. The party later adopted the name Rassemblement National. Despite their differences, the two reconciled in later years.

Jean-Marie Le Pen will be privately buried on Saturday in his hometown on the southern coast of Brittany, La Trinité-sur-Mer. According to French media, he will be laid to rest in the family grave in the town where the family still owns the house where he was born.