Le Pen's Bio

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who will compete against French president Jacques Chirac in a runoff election May 5, today denounced France's participation in the European Union. Thousands of protesters have marched through Paris and other cities to denounce Le Pen. Robert Siegel talks with Tony Judt, professor of European history at New York University and director of the Remarque Institute, about Le Pen and his National Front Party. Le Pen has been known for his extreme right-wing politics and anti-immigration rhetoric.