text: The leader of France's far-right has been named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people alongside President Barack Obama, Pope Francis and Kanye West. National Front leader Marine Le Pen, 46, who took over from her father in 2011, says it shows that her party's brand of political change is getting attention on both sides of the Atlantic. In an interview before a dinner in honour of the Time 100 ion New York on Tuesday, the leader of the staunchly anti-immigration Front spoke of representing a 'great political force'. Anti-immigrant honoured: The leader of right-wing National Front, Marine Le Pen, 46, said being one of the Time 100, shows that her party's brand of political change is getting attention on both sides of the Atlantic . 'People are taking note of the political upheavals that are happening, a great political force that I represent tonight - and that tomorrow can perhaps change the face of decisions that are made not just in France, but perhaps in Europe,' Le Pen said. The recognition comes at an eventful time for Le Pen, who recently announced she would oppose her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, on his candidacy in France's regional elections in December. Earlier this month, Le Pen Snr, who founded National Front in 1972, infuriated his daughter  with a series of racist and anti-Semitic remarks. The 86-year-old  had repeated his claim that the Holocaust was ‘a detail of history’ and had also praised France’s wartime leader Marshal Petain, who collaborated with Hitler. This angered Marine, who said she would not back him in the elections and accused him of ‘political suicide’. Far-right views: Before The Time 100 gala in New York, the leader of the staunchly anti-immigration Front spoke of representing a 'great political force' in Europe . Family feud: Marine, who took over leadership of the party from her father Jean-Marie, 86, in 2011 recently accused him of 'political suicide' after he repeated his claim that the Holocaust was ‘a detail of history’ After this, Jean-Marie Le Pen told French publication Le Figaro that he was withdrawing his candidacy  in the south-east Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region ‘even though I think I am the best candidate’. The former paratrooper said it was because the party was at risk of being ‘dangerously weakened’ over what he called a severe but unjustified crisis over his comments. Mr Le Pen, who remains the Front’s honorary president, said the best replacement candidate would be his grand-daughter Marion Marechal-Le Pen, 25, who confirmed shortly after that she would seek the party’s nomination. Marine Le Pen declined Tuesday to discuss what she thought would be an appropriate punishment but said the party 'can no longer be the hostage of views that are personal views and that certainly contradict the political action of the National Front.' Influential: Rapper Kanye West and his wife, reality TV star Kim Kardashian-West are both on the list . Proud: Mia Farrow and her son Ronan Farrow both attended the Time 100 Gala, in New York last night . Celebrated: Actors Bradley Cooper and Emma Watson are deep in conversation at the bash . Since taking over from her father in 2011, Le Pen has pushed to rid the party of its extreme right-wing past and recast it as a voter-friendly option for people frustrated with France's direction and traditional parties. As many as 90 National Front members hold some of France's more than 4,100 local council seats, and Marine Le Pen is a prospective 2017 presidential candidate. Both France's governing Socialists and conservative party, known as the UMP, have sounded alarm calls about what France's future would be under the National Front, which opposes immigration, the European Union and what it perceives as the 'Islamization' of France. Influential: Laverne Cox, Kim Kardashian West and Naomi Campbell attend TIME 100 Gala .
target: National Front-leader named as one of Time's 100 most influential .
  Marine Le Pen said it shows her 'brand of politics' is getting attention .
  Le Pen, 46, has tried to rid party of its extreme right-wing past .