Former National Front (now National Rally) president Jean-Marie Le Pen was hospitalized after a "mild heart attack" The 94-year-old former political leader has been hospitalized several times in recent years. He was a five-time candidate for the Elysee Palace, managing to reach the second round in 2002, only to be defeated by Jacques Chirac by an overwhelming margin.
Marine Le Pen inherited the party in 2011, but her father has become embarrassing to "disharmonize" the party.