Jean-Marie Le Pen was hospitalized in the Paris region after a "slight heart attack", said Saturday night his adviser Lorrain of Saint Affrique. "His relatives are worried but serene," said Lorrain.

The former far-right political leader has been hospitalized several times in recent years. In February 2022, he was hospitalized following a mild form of stroke. The National Front party is now called the National Rally and is the political arm of the French National Assembly. It was founded in 1968 by Jean-Pierre Le Pen, the founder of the National Front.