The far-right National Front party is within reach of taking over four regional councils in France after winning 28 per cent of the vote in regional elections, in a result that has shocked governing elites across Europe.
In the first test of public opinion since the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, the anti-immigration party of Marine Le Pen notched up its best result since it was founded in 1972.
With almost all of the votes counted, the National Front (FN) was placed first in six of the country’s 13 regions. The centre-right and Socialists in certain regions have refused to join forces to stop the FN, which could allow it to win up to four regions in the second round on Sunday.
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