Jean-Marie Le Pen hospitalized in Paris: Reports

LONDON

Jean-Marie Le Pen, a well-known figure of far-right policy in France, was taken to the hospital Saturday, according to media reports.

Le Pen, who was among the founders of the National Rally, previously the National Front, was hospitalized in Paris after suffering a "mild heart attack," said broadcaster, BFMTV.

In February 2022, she was hospitalized after suffering a "minor" stroke.

The 94-year-old politician, father of current far-right leader Marine Le Pen, became the first far-right candidate two decades ago to qualify for the second round of the 2002 presidential race.

Le Pen served as president of the National Front from 1972 to 2011.