France elections: National Front leads in regional polls

BBC News ^ | December 6, 2015

[MinorityRepublican]

France's far-right National Front (FN) appears to have made big gains in the first round of regional elections, estimates show.

They put the FN ahead in at least six of 13 regions in mainland France.

The elections are the first electoral test since last month's Paris attacks, in which 130 people were killed. The centre-right Republicans party led by former President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared to be in second place ahead of the governing Socialist Party.

[Cincinna]

Thanks for your comment. I am hearing from friends and family in France that they are very concerned about the rise of “les frontistes” They are in their 40’s and 50’s. They are all on the right, and voted for Sarkozys party les Republicains and will vote for them again on Sunday.
I would remind all those cheering on the Le Pen family that this is a totally dysfunctional family, playing out an embarrassing soap opera on the national scene with father against daughter, daughter rejecting father to appear more moderate. infighting to tear each other apart in public.
MLP is a Statist, her form of socialism~ national socialism. She is for INCREASING welfare benefits (for the French only) raising the benefits for working people, lower the retirement age to 60 (it is now 62) in short, she will not lower taxes, apply austerity to spending, and will bankrupt the system quickly.
She remains anti Anerican, as most with a totalitarian mentality are. She is against the free enterprise system. I find it interesting that she does not support Israel, but courts the votes of French Muslims.
I don’t believe MLP would not battle international jihad or do anything internationally. Her idea of France is France for the French period. You are right to call it their “cocoon”
The FN always grows and rises when there is a Socialist in power. First her father, under Mitterrand, then again in the election where the Jospin, socialist PM was killed off in the first round, running against Chirac for President and losing in a massive landslide. Now we have Hollande, a weak incompetent Socialist with less than 10% approval.
TBC