The New York Times reports on the French elections:
The Socialist candidate, François Hollande, won a narrow victory in Sunday’s first round of France’s presidential elections, riding promises of economic growth and a general dislike for the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, into a favorable position before a runoff with Mr. Sarkozy on May 6. …
Mr. Hollande finished with 28.5 percent of the ballots cast and Mr. Sarkozy with 27.1 percent, according to figures released by the Interior Ministry after the last polls closed. They were followed by Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Front with 18.2 percent, Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the Left Front party with 11.1 percent, the centrist François Bayrou with 9.1 percent and five other candidates with minimal support.
Mr. Hollande finished with 28.5 percent of the ballots cast and Mr. Sarkozy with 27.1 percent, according to figures released by the Interior Ministry after the last polls closed. They were followed by Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Front with 18.2 percent, Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the Left Front party with 11.1 percent, the centrist François Bayrou with 9.1 percent and five other candidates with minimal support.
Chris Caldwell wrote about Marine Le Pen last year for THE WEEKLY STANDARD:
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