The departmental elections in France, the UMP, which took the lead in the 1st round, the Socialist Party (PS), which fell, and the National Front, which makes a clear breakthrough, without obtaining the coveted 1st place out of France.
Marine Le Pen has nonetheless welcomed this score, which, she said, shows that the FN is rooted election after election.
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Reacting to initial estimates, the Prime Minister Manuel Valls found that "the extreme right, even if it is too high, is not the first political party in France". "I am happy, he commented, because I am personally committed."
This was expected: this election is a setback for President Hollande and the Socialist Party could lose control of many departments. Ridings that should fall into the hands of the Republican right led by Nicolas Sarkozy.
"The conditions of a massive swing in favor of the right and center are met," was also congratulated the head of the UMP. "I call on all the French who want this change to mobilize for the second round in order to strengthen the dynamics recorded tonight", told Nicolas Sarkozy. The former president renewed his set "neither-nor" for the second round, ie neither FN nor PS in the townships where the line is eliminated.
The second round will be held next Sunday.
The abstention amounts to nearly 49%. This rate is high, but it is less than expected, especially less than in the last local elections in 2011 (55%).
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