Corsica latest European area to turn nationalist

The Local.fr reported that the French Mediterranean island of Corsica had become the latest European territory to take a nationalist turn, with an unprecedented victory in regional elections in December 2015 that had put independence activists in the seat of power.

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ESO: Background information: French regional elections, 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-regional-elections-2015/

ESO: Background information: France Regional Elections, December 2015 - Results: National Front fails to win any French regions http://www.europeansources.info/record/france-regional-elections-december-2015-results-national-front-fails-to-win-any-french-regions/

Wikipedia: Corsican nationalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsican_nationalism

The Independent, 26.12.15: Corsica: Installation of nationalist government sparks concern in Paris amid renewed calls for independence http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/corsica-islands-new-nationalist-government-sparks-concern-in-paris-amid-renewed-calls-for-a6787016.html

Politico, 30.12.15: France reasserts authority on violence-hit Corsica http://www.politico.eu/article/france-asserts-authority-over-corsica-after-anti-muslim-violence/

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