French National Front leader Le Pen says her father should no longer speak for the party


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  • Sunday, 03 May 2015

France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen (R) watches as her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, party founder and honorary president, reacts on the podium at their traditional May Day tribute to Joan of Arc in Paris, France, May 1, 2015. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX1B3C6

PARIS (Reuters) - Marine Le Pen said on Sunday she no longer wanted her father to speak on behalf of the French far-right National Front party that he founded and she leads, a day before he may be sanctioned by the party for his comments about World War Two.

Jean-Marie Le Pen faces a party disciplinary hearing on Monday for repeating his view that Nazi gas chambers were a mere "detail" of the war and for defending Philippe Petain, the leader of the French war-time government that cooperated with Nazi Germany.

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