Jean-Marie Le Pen shocks France by coming second in the 2002 presidential elections – archive, 2002 | France | The Guardian
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INA.fr on Twitter: "21 avril 2002 - Election présidentielle : Jacques Chirac et Jean-Marie Le Pen au second tour https://t.co/rfjcl0qYJc https://t.co/svXXprmA2a" / Twitter
![Far-right National Front leader and candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen answers the medias after he casts his ballot at a polling station in Saint-Cloud, on April 22, 2007, for the first round of Far-right National Front leader and candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen answers the medias after he casts his ballot at a polling station in Saint-Cloud, on April 22, 2007, for the first round of](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E805TW/far-right-national-front-leader-and-candidate-jean-marie-le-pen-answers-the-medias-after-he-casts-his-ballot-at-a-polling-station-in-saint-cloud-on-april-22-2007-for-the-first-round-of-the-presidential-election-turnout-at-noon-after-four-hours-of-voting-was-more-than-31-the-highest-rate-at-that-stage-since-1981-that-figure-is-about-10-higher-than-at-the-same-time-in-the-last-presidential-election-in-2002-the-interior-ministry-said-photo-by-gouhier-nebingerabacapresscom-2E805TW.jpg)
Far-right National Front leader and candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen answers the medias after he casts his ballot at a polling station in Saint-Cloud, on April 22, 2007, for the first round of
![French extreme right National Front party leader Jean-Marie le Pen addresses supporters at his campaign headquarters in Saint Cloud near Paris, April 21, 2002 after beating French socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin French extreme right National Front party leader Jean-Marie le Pen addresses supporters at his campaign headquarters in Saint Cloud near Paris, April 21, 2002 after beating French socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3PKTA/french-extreme-right-national-front-party-leader-jean-marie-le-pen-addresses-supporters-at-his-campaign-headquarters-in-saint-cloud-near-paris-april-21-2002-after-beating-french-socialist-prime-minister-lionel-jospin-in-the-first-round-to-face-president-jacques-chiracd-in-a-may-5-2002-runoff-reutersjohn-schults-malclh-2D3PKTA.jpg)
French extreme right National Front party leader Jean-Marie le Pen addresses supporters at his campaign headquarters in Saint Cloud near Paris, April 21, 2002 after beating French socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin
Benjamin Leruth on Twitter: "On 21 April 2002, I was having dinner with my family when this happened. We were all baffled, as were millions of people. 20 years later, here are
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The Conversation on Twitter: "The mood in France has changed since 2002 when Jean-Marie Le Pen made it to the second round of the #FrenchElection https://t.co/8RpYiQBXAa https://t.co/A9Wxk4xXf9" / Twitter
![French National Front leader Jean Marie Le Pen (R) says goodbye to his daughter Marine after a conference in Lomme, Northern France May 30, 2002. Marine Le Pen is candidate in the French National Front leader Jean Marie Le Pen (R) says goodbye to his daughter Marine after a conference in Lomme, Northern France May 30, 2002. Marine Le Pen is candidate in the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3F47A/french-national-front-leader-jean-marie-le-pen-r-says-goodbye-to-his-daughter-marine-after-a-conference-in-lomme-northern-france-may-30-2002-marine-le-pen-is-candidate-in-the-forthcoming-french-parliamentary-elections-in-lens-against-socialist-deputy-jean-claude-bois-2D3F47A.jpg)
French National Front leader Jean Marie Le Pen (R) says goodbye to his daughter Marine after a conference in Lomme, Northern France May 30, 2002. Marine Le Pen is candidate in the
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