Paris: The far-right party of Marine Le Pen was poised to make major gains in regional French elections on Sunday in the wake of terrorist attacks that traumatised the country last month. When the polls closed after the first round of voting, projections indicated that her National Front party was winning outright in two of France's 13 regions and leading in several others. Trailing were the right-leaning parties, including the Republicans led by former President Nicolas Sarkozy. Even...
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