France's Far Right Suffers Defeat in Regional Vote

France’s center-right emerged ahead in initial results of regional elections, beating back a surging far-right, one month after the Paris terrorist attacks by Islamist radicals. Early results show the Republicans party of former president Nicolas Sarkozy and his center-right allies leading in at least seven out of 13 French regions, including the Ile de France area of Paris and outlying suburbs. The ruling Socialists and other leftist parties captured at least five. After leading in...

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