Le Pen to start new political movement

France's National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen has said he plans to set up his own "grouping" after being suspended from the far-right party.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's far-right National Front, says he plans to create a new political formation.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who is currently suspended from the National Front, says vice-president Florian Philippot is slowly taking over command from his daughter Marine Le Pen - the party president.

The 86-year-old Le Pen said he wants to create a "kind of parachute against disaster."

"I'm not going to start another party. I will create a grouping that does not compete with the (National Front)," he told Radio Courtoisie.

His daughter has been changing the party image, pushing aside the old guard.

Last month, it suspended Le Pen for reiterating anti-Semitic remarks. The party rules in three months on whether to abolish his president-for-life title.