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for the National Rally, representing East France. On 25 April 2017, after the resignation of Marine Le Pen as leader of the National Front, Jalkh was named as the interim leader. He stepped down three days later, on April 28, after being heavily criticised on comments made about

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(see below). He was replaced by Steeve Briois as Interim Leader. He is known for his "vieille garde" (old guard) views, relating to the pre-de-demonisation platform of the FN, such as calling the use of

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"technically impossible" and opposing the expulsion of

Jean-Marie Le Pen Jean Louis Marie Le Pen (, born 20 June 1928) is a French far-right politician who served as President of the National Front from 1972 to 2011. He also served as Honorary President of the National Front from 2011 to 2015. Le Pen graduated fro ...

from the Front National.

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1957 births Living people People from Tournan-en-Brie French people of Lebanese descent Politicians from Île-de-France Deputies of the 8th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic National Rally (France) MEPs MEPs for East France 2014–2019 MEPs for France 2019–2024 French Holocaust deniers National Rally (France) politicians {{France-politician-FN-stub