In fact Le Pen, a twice-divorced mother-of-three, says her voters these days often come from both the political right and left, although this claim is not borne out by public opinion polls.

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My father lived long enough to come to an understanding of the injustices borne by his deeds and the legacy of suffering that they left behind.

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