Court backs Le Pen in split

Paris - In a victory for the French far-right leader Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen, a Paris court yesterday barred a splinter group of…

Paris - In a victory for the French far-right leader Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen, a Paris court yesterday barred a splinter group of his National Front movement from usurping the party's name and distinctive flame logo.

The court, ruling five weeks before European parliament elections, declared null and void a vote in January by the splinter group to take control of the party and replace Mr Le Pen with his former deputy, Mr Bruno Megret.

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