The Front National’s polling better than ever, but don’t expect a President Le Pen

In the first round of France’s regional elections, the Front National (FN) polled 28% nationally and was the leading party in six of the country’s 13 electoral regions. Naturally, there followed much discussion in French political and media circles as to whether the party would, for the first time, take control of one or more of France’s regional administrations in the second round.