article_snippet.sent: The family rift tearing France's National Front apart plunged to new depths today when Jean-Marie Le Pen said Jean-Marie Le Pen daughter Marine 'may want me dead'.
article_snippet.sent: his daughter Marine follows the 87-year-old honorary president of the far-right party falling out with Ms Le Pen, the current leader, over the 87-year-old honorary president of the far-right party falling out with Ms Le Pen, the current leader extreme views.
article_snippet.sent: his daughter Marine was particularly angry that Mr Le Pen, a convicted racist and anti-Semite, called the Nazi gas chambers 'a detail of history'.
article_snippet.sent: Jean-Marie Le Pen angered his daughter Marine when Jean-Marie Le Pen said Nazi gas chambers were 'a detail of history'
article_snippet.sent: The 87-year-old has now said Jean-Marie Le Pen Marine - the leader of the Front Nationale - 'may want his Marine - the leader of the Front Nationale - ' dead'
article_snippet.sent: But, in response to suggestions his Marine - the leader of the Front Nationale - ' should step down from his Marine - the leader of the Front Nationale - ' position, Jean-Marie Le Pen told RTL radio it was a 'crazy idea'.
article_snippet.sent: Jean-Marie Le Pen explained: 'The prestige that I obviously still have within the National Front would cause a considerable stir, and a loss of influence for his Marine - the leader of the Front Nationale - ' that Jean-Marie Le Pen probably doesn't gauge.'
article_snippet.sent: Jean-Marie Le Pen added: 'Jean-Marie Le Pen may want me dead, that's possible, but Jean-Marie Le Pen must not count on my co-operation.'
article_snippet.sent: In an interview on Wednesday, Jean-Marie Le Pen flamed allegations of anti-Semitism by praising the wartime leader Marshall Phillippe Petain, who collaborated with the Nazis.
article_snippet.sent: Jean-Marie Le Pen also said that France's Spanish-born Socialist Prime Minister was an 'immigrant' and so unfit to run the country.
article_snippet.sent: And Jean-Marie Le Pen made it clear that Jean-Marie Le Pen was 'nostalgic' for the days when Algeria, the biggest country in Africa, was French.
article_snippet.sent: Jean-Marie Le Pen took over the National Front (FN) from Jean-Marie Le Pen father in 2011, and has tried to purge the National Front (FN) of the National Front (FN) extremists.
article_snippet.sent: Jean-Marie Le Pen said Jean-Marie Le Pen 'scorched earth strategy' of causing maximum public outrage amounted to 'political suicide'. '
article_snippet.sent: the National Front (FN) doesn't want to be held hostage to Jean-Marie Le Pen vulgar provocations,' said Jean-Marie Le Pen, adding: 'Jean-Marie Le Pen aim is to harm.'
article_snippet.sent: Jean-Marie Le Pen is known for Jean-Marie Le Pen anti-semitic views, and was found guilty of Holocaust denial in 2008 .
article_snippet.sent: In an interview with Rivarol magazine, Jean-Marie Le Pen stood by Jean-Marie Le Pen gas chambers remark, saying: 'I am not the type of man who changes Jean-Marie Le Pen mind or crawls.'
article_snippet.sent: In a poll published last year, 83 per cent of French described Jean-Marie Le Pen as a handicap to Jean-Marie Le Pen as Jean-Marie Le Pen fights to become president in 2017.
article_snippet.sent: Socialist Party leader Jean-Christophe Cambadelis suggesting the in-fighting exposes the true nature of the National Front (FN), saying: 'Jean-Marie Le Pen says out loud what many FN leaders, members and even voters think. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Marie Le Pen has fallen out with Marie Le Pen father over Marie Le Pen 'extreme views'
  The 87-year-old convicted racist said Nazi gas chambers 'a detail of history'
  Marine said FN 'doesn't want to be held hostage to Marie Le Pen vulgar provocations'
  
highlights_snippet.sent: But honorary president Jean-Marie said stepping down is a 'crazy idea' 