Original sentence: Brookings Institution analysis of anti-Semitic violence in France and the rise of Front National.In the 2002 presidential race Front National candidate Jean-Marie le Pen finished second to Jacques Chirac in a runoff election.The Front National (National Front in English; acronym: FN) is a controversial political party in France.The Washington Post has called it an anti-immigrant party [www.The party describes itself as a mainstream conservative party.The party was founded in 1972.html] and the New York Times has described it as far-right.org/~ara/documents/news/natfront
Edited sentence: It claims to have 60,000 members and sympathisers.The Front National (National Front in English; acronym: FN) is a far-right reactionary political party in France, often accused of being racist on account of its opposition to immigration, though it denies the charge.The Front National has a security branch called Department of Protection-Security, which some argue is an illegal militia.The party was founded in 1972 and is has been headed since its creation by  Jean-Marie Le Pen