(AP Photo/Herve Merliac, File) FILE - Jean Marie Le Pen and his daughters Marine Le ... the Holocaust and was convicted multiple times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence.

The death of French fascist leader Jean-Marie Le Pen was accompanied by cloying tributes from fascists, conservatives and liberals alike, writes Olly Haynes – quite a send-off for a man once described as the ‘devil’ of French politics.

and was convicted multiple times for hateful conduct — including antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. A private funeral took place last week in Jean-Marie Le Pen's hometown ...