France's Valls Sees Far-right Win in Runoffs as Path to 'Civil War'

France's Socialist prime minister warned Friday of a slide toward "civil war" if the far-right National Front wins power in regional polls this weekend as a steppingstone toward its 2017 presidential election campaign. Manuel Valls, head of the Socialist national government, is waging a fierce battle to keep Front leader Marine Le Pen from power, going as far as urging left-wingers to back mainstream right-wingers in regions where Le Pen and her camp could win. "We...

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