Jean-Marie Le Pen, the controversial founder of France’s far-right National Front party, passed away at the age of 96 in Garches, France. His daughter, Marine Le Pen, learned of his death while on a flight from Mayotte to Paris, during a stopover in Nairobi. Surprised by the news, she left her seat to call family and friends, visibly moved by the loss. The announcement came from his family via the AFP news agency.