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French extreme-right National Front presidential candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen (C) works his way through a crowd of supporters during a march in Paris, May 1, 2002. Waving French flags, thousands of supporters
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A defaced Jean Marie Le Pen poster alongside a poster for Jacques Chirac during the French Presidential Election of 2002 Stock Photo - Alamy
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French election: Marine Le Pen has lost the vote against Emmanuel Macron but she won something better — Quartz
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