article_snippet.sent: National Front leader Marine Le Pen, 46, who took over from The leader of France's far-right father in 2011, says National Front leader Marine Le Pen, 46, who took over from her father in 2011 shows that The leader of France's far-right party's brand of political change is getting attention on both sides of the Atlantic.
article_snippet.sent: People are taking note of the political upheavals that are happening, a great political force that I represent tonight - and that tomorrow can perhaps change the face of decisions that are made not just in France, but perhaps in Europe,' Le Pen said.
article_snippet.sent: The recognition comes at an eventful time for Le Pen, who recently announced The leader of France's far-right would oppose The leader of France's far-right father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, on Le Pen candidacy in France's regional elections in December.
article_snippet.sent: Earlier this month, Le Pen Snr, who founded National Front in 1972, infuriated Le Pen daughter  with a series of racist and anti-Semitic remarks.
article_snippet.sent: The 86-year-old  had repeated Le Pen claim that the Holocaust was ‘a detail of history’ and had also praised France’s wartime leader Marshal Petain, who collaborated with Hitler.
article_snippet.sent: This angered Marine, who said his daughter   would not back Le Pen in the elections and accused Le Pen of ‘political suicide’.
article_snippet.sent: Marine, who took over leadership of the party from his daughter   father Jean-Marie, 86, in 2011 recently accused him of 'political suicide' after him repeated him that the Holocaust was ‘a detail of history’ After this, Jean-Marie Le Pen told French publication Le Figaro that him was withdrawing him candidacy  in the south-east Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region
article_snippet.sent: Mr Le Pen, who remains the Front’s honorary president, said the best replacement candidate would be his grand-daughter Marion Marechal-Le Pen, 25, who confirmed shortly after that she would seek the party’s nomination.
article_snippet.sent: Jean-Marie Le Pen declined Tuesday to discuss what Jean-Marie Le Pen thought would be an appropriate punishment but said the partycan no longer be the hostage of views that are personal views and that certainly contradict the political action of the National Front.'
article_snippet.sent: Since taking over from Jean-Marie Le Pen father in 2011, Jean-Marie Le Pen has pushed to rid the party of Jean-Marie Le Pen extreme right-wing past and recast Jean-Marie Le Pen as a voter-friendly option for people frustrated with France's direction and traditional parties.
article_snippet.sent: As many as 90 National Front members hold some of France's more than 4,100 local council seats, and Jean-Marie Le Pen is a prospective 2017 presidential candidate.
article_snippet.sent: Both France's governing Socialists and conservative party, known as the UMP, have sounded alarm calls about what France's future would be under the National Front, which opposes immigration, the European Union and what it perceives as the 'Islamization' of France.
highlights_snippet.sent: Marine Le Pen said Marine Le Pen shows Marine Le Pen 'brand of politics' is getting attention .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Le Pen, 46, has tried to rid party of its extreme right-wing past .