France Goes “Blue”

... ultra-right offensive in French departmental elections The results of the second round of departmental council elections held in France on Sunday, 29 March 2015 brought a dramatic change to the country’s political map. It went “blue” owing ... ... xenophobic, racist and anti-Semitic ideas of the opponents of the liberal republic from Action Francaise to Poujadistes, who promoted Jean-Marie Le Pen. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler Eugenia Obichkina: Nicolas Sarkozy's Comeback The spectacular growth of the Party’s electorate under his daughter Marine Le Pen, who now leads ...