It has been a week since Jean-Marie Le Pen’s daughter Marin, 53, was beaten by Emanuel Macron in her third attempt to win the French presidency. She was widely mocked for describing her 41.5% share of the vote in the second round as a “brilliant victory” – but not by her father. Despite their many differences over the years, he believes he should consider the result a “glorious” triumph. “It was a victory if you take it into account
