Jean-Marie Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Front party in France, has been ruled out of standing in regional elections in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cotes d'Azur because he does not have the necessary taxpayer status there.
Two years ago, Mr Le Pen shocked France and the World when his far-right National Front came second in the French Presidential elections.
But a court in Marseilles has ruled, "Mr Le Pen does not have a home in Nice and is therefore not listed in ...
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