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08/12/2008: "Le Pen sells party HQ to Chinese"

France's anti-immigrant party, the National Front, is selling its headquarters to a Chinese university, according to the party leader.

Jean-Marie Le Pen has confirmed that the party base has been purchased by a Shanghai university.

Mr Le Pen, 79, has campaigned to become president several times under the slogan "Keep France for the French".

But his party faces growing financial difficulties. It has already sold its bullet-proof car on eBay.

[ The French had a real chance to elect the NF during the general election before the last one. But they were swayed to vote Chirac with the slogan: Vote for the Crook, not the Fascist. They get what they deserve. ]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7555861.stm