The grave of the former French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen was vandalised with a sledgehammer overnight on Thursday, according to France 3 Bretagne.
A local resident of La Trinité-sur-Mer (Brittany) confirmed the incident to the French news outlet on Friday.
The act of vandalism occurred three weeks after the funeral of the founder of the French far-right National Front party (renamed National Rally in 2018).
Le Pen's granddaughter, Marion Marechal, took it to X to address the incident. "You destroyed the tomb of our ancestors. Perhaps you think you'll break our hearts, intimidate us, discourage us? But our response will be to fight you even harder, generation after generation," she wrote.
Vous avez détruit la tombe de nos ancêtres.
Vous pensez peut-être nous briser le cœur, nous intimider, nous décourager ? Mais notre réponse sera de vous combattre toujours et encore plus fort, génération après génération. Notre détermination sera à la mesure de votre… pic.twitter.com/TyABsuLsIT — Marion Maréchal (@MarionMarechal) January 31, 2025
Jean-Marie Le Pen passed away in Paris on 7 January at the age of 96. His funeral took place in his hometown of La Trinité-sur-Mer.
