The National Front has come first in half of the regions in a first round of local elections in France. Left and right are divided over a strategy to block it.
The results were expected but they created a shock in French politics. The far-right National Front (FN) came first in the first round of regional elections Sunday (6 December) with a 27.9 percent share of the votes.
The FN is ahead in six of the 13 regions of metropolitan France, in second place in 3 regions and third in 3...
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