By Eleonore Para | 14 January 2025
Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, figure of the French far right
Jean-Marie Le Pen died on January 7 in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine) at the age of 96. Here, we look back over almost seven decades of political…
Eleonore Para is based in France. She used to be Director of Institutional Affairs for a multinational retail company in Italy. For seven years Eleonore was Head of Institutional Affairs for Lottomatica – now IGT, a leading company in the gambling and lottery market in Italy. Before that, she assumed the role of Head of institutional and international relations of the ARJEL (online gaming public authority) in Paris. She began her professional career in an association fighting violences againts women, after studying law at Paris II Assas and obtaining a Master's degree in European Union law. She also held the role of legal attaché of the Economic Mission of the French Embassy in Italy and of Senior Manager for a Public Affairs agency in Paris.
Jean-Marie Le Pen died on January 7 in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine) at the age of 96. Here, we look back over almost seven decades of political…
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