French National Front in leadership face-off

AFP English 2011-01-06

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VIDEO: For nearly 40 years, France's far-right National Front party has been synonymous with one man: founder and party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen. Under his leadership the party has become a model for other European far-right groups. Le Pen has caused some upset over the decades, including making it through to the second round of the presidential election in 2002. But the 85-year-old is now stepping down, and supporters this month will face a choice for new leadership between Le Pen's right-hand man Bruno Gollnisch, and his daughter Marine Le Pen - who's set her sights on nothing less than the presidency. Duration: 02:37

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