PARIS (Sputnik) — The ruling Socialist party of President Francois Holland secured the majority of votes in five regions of the country while the right-wing National Front party lost in all regions, iTele and BFMTV TV channels said.
In the first round, on December 6, the far-right Front National (FN) party gained almost 28 percent of the regional vote and ranked first in six of the country’s 13 continental regions, according to the Interior Ministry data.
The Republicans party of former President Nicolas Sarkozy polled second in the election. The third place was taken by the Socialist Party, who said it would withdraw its candidates from two key regions in hope to defer the votes from FN to a candidate from The Republicans.
