Supporters of France’s far-right Front National (FN) must have been almost able to taste victory before it was snatched away from them in the second round of regional elections yesterday. Smart electoral tactics by the party’s opponents and a surge in turnout by worried voters prevented Marine Le Pen, the FN’s leader, from taking a first-ever regional presidency for her party. But despite that setback, the bigger story is the rising arc of support for the French far right. It will only get more serious for France .... http://time.com
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Marine Le Pen Lost a Battle But May Win the War in France
The leader of the far-right Front National failed to win in Sunday's regional elections, but is still remaking France's political map
Supporters of France’s far-right Front National (FN) must have been almost able to taste victory before it was snatched away from them in the second round of regional elections yesterday. Smart electoral tactics by the party’s opponents and a surge in turnout by worried voters prevented Marine Le Pen, the FN’s leader, from taking a first-ever regional presidency for her party. But despite that setback, the bigger story is the rising arc of support for the French far right. It will only get more serious for France .... http://time.com
Supporters of France’s far-right Front National (FN) must have been almost able to taste victory before it was snatched away from them in the second round of regional elections yesterday. Smart electoral tactics by the party’s opponents and a surge in turnout by worried voters prevented Marine Le Pen, the FN’s leader, from taking a first-ever regional presidency for her party. But despite that setback, the bigger story is the rising arc of support for the French far right. It will only get more serious for France .... http://time.com
