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Results and analysis of the second round of the regional elections held in France on the 13 December 2015.
The conservative Les Républicains party won seven regions and the Socialist Party five. The far-right Front National won no region, despite having done well in the first round of voting on the 6 December 2015.
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The Local.fr, 13.12.15: Le Pen defiant after regional election failure
http://www.thelocal.fr/20151213/french-far-right-fails-to-win-a-single-region-in-elections
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ESO: Background information: French regional elections, 2015: French parties scramble to halt National Front in second round of polling
http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-regional-elections-2015-french-parties-scramble-to-halt-national-front-in-second-round-of-polling/
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ESO: Background information: French regional elections, 2015
http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-regional-elections-2015/
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France24, 14.12.15: Far-right National Front fails to win single region in French elections
http://www.france24.com/en/20151213-far-right-national-front-fails-win-single-region-french-regional-elections
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BBC News, 14.12.15: French National Front defeated in bid to win regional vote
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35088276
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Politico, 13.12.15: 5 takeaways from the elections in France
http://www.politico.eu/article/5-takeaways-france-second-round-regional-vote-elections-december-13/
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EurActiv, 14.12.15: French far-right fails to win any regions in upset for Le Pen
http://www.euractiv.com/sections/elections/french-far-right-fails-win-any-regions-upset-le-pen-320389
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EUObserver, 14.12.15: France: National Front blocked, but not defeated
https://euobserver.com/beyond-brussels/131503
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Tages-Anzeiger, 14.12.15: Front National really is just a protest party (via Euro|Topics)
http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE174820-Front-National-really-is-just-a-protest-party
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Le Soir, 13.12.15: Le Pen's defeat deceptive (via Euro|Topics)
http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE174817-Le-Pen-s-defeat-deceptive
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The Conversation, 14.12.15: Has France really seen the back of the Front National?
https://theconversation.com/has-france-really-seen-the-back-of-the-front-national-52228
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The Local.fr, 14.12.15: Election defeat still a victory for Le Pen and co
http://www.thelocal.fr/20151214/france-hardly-a-defeat-for-the-national-front
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The Guardian, 14.12.15: [Analysis]: What the French election results mean for the 2017 presidential race
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/14/french-elections-what-results-mean-for-2017-presidential-race
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Blog: LSE Europpblog, 14.12.15: French regional elections: Failure for the Front National, but little to celebrate for the mainstream
http://bit.ly/1IOxFGn
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Blog: Open Europe, 14.12.15: French regional election: Lessons learnt
http://openeurope.org.uk/blog/french-regional-election-lessons-learnt/
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openDemocracy: Can Europe Make It?, 14.12.15: Front National: victorious defeat
https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/patrice-de-beer/front-national-victorious-defeat
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Politico, 15.12.15: Why the National Front (thinks it) won in France
http://www.politico.eu/article/why-marine-le-pen-national-front-thinks-it-won-in-france-regional-elections/
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The Conversation, 14.12.15: The Front National’s polling better than ever, but don’t expect a President Le Pen
http://theconversation.com/the-front-nationals-polling-better-than-ever-but-dont-expect-a-president-le-pen-52229
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CAPX, 14.12.15: France’s National Front is far from finished
http://www.capx.co/frances-national-front-is-far-from-finished/
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EurActiv, 14.12.15: National Front’s record scores a ‘defeat for all’
http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-priorities-2020/national-fronts-record-scores-defeat-all-320414
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EurActiv, 15.12.15: Election failure a potential springboard for Le Pen presidential campaign
http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-priorities-2020/election-failure-potential-springboard-len-pen-presidential-campaignnt
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Euro|Topics: Who's saying what: FN on the rise
http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/debatten/links-2015-12-frontnationalaufstieg/
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