French Far-Right Party Loses In Country's Regional Elections
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National Rally leader Marine Le Pen said her party failed to win any of mainland France's 12 regions, slowing its momentum ahead of the presidential cont...
PARIS (AP) — Mainstream candidates delivered a stinging setback to France’s far right in regional elections on Sunday, thwarting its hopes of winning control of a region for the first time and slowing its momentum ahead of the presidential contest next year. The Ifop polling agency estimated that the far right National Rally accrued no more than 20% of votes nationally, trailing both the mainstream right and the combined showing of green and leftist candidates. National Rally leader Marine Le Pen quickly conceded that her party failed to win any of mainland France’s 12 regions. She immediately looked forward to next year’s presidential vote, saying it “appears more than ever to be the election that allows for changes of politics and politicians.”More Related News