Jean-François Jalkh

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Jean-François Jalkh MEP


Leader of the National Front (Interim)
In office 25 April 2017 – 28 April 2017
Preceded by	Marine Le Pen
Succeeded by	Steeve Briois (interim)
Member of the European Parliament for East France
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2014

Personal details
Born	(1957-05-23) 23 May 1957 (age 67) Tournan-en-Brie, France
Political party	National Front

Jean-François Jalkh (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃fʁɑ̃swa ʒalk]; born 23 May 1957) is a French politician who is the current Member of the European Parliament for the National Rally, representing East France^[1] from 2014 to 2019 and France from 2019 to 2024.

On 25 April 2017, after the resignation of Marine Le Pen as leader of the National Front, Jalkh was named as the interim leader. He stepped down three days later, on 28 April, after being heavily criticised on comments made about Nazi extermination camps (see below). He was replaced by Steeve Briois as Interim Leader.

He is known for his "vieille garde" (old guard) views, relating to the pre-de-demonisation platform of the FN, such as calling the use of Zyklon B in the Holocaust "technically impossible"^[2] and opposing the expulsion of Jean-Marie Le Pen from the Front National.

References

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^ "Jean-François JALKH". European Parliament. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "New Leader Of Le Pen's Party Accused Of Gas Chamber Denial".

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