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Source: NPR

France's New Far-Right Leader Quits Over Alleged Holocaust Denial

Jean-François Jalkh has stepped down as the leader of France's far-right National Front party, after controversy over his remarks about Nazi Germany's use of Zyklon B gas to kill Jews during World War II.

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France's New Far-Right Leader Quits Over Alleged Holocaust Denial