France's National Front Wins Another Victory

The National Front won in six of France's 13 metropolitan regions in the first round of the regional elections Dec. 6, and it came in second in three other regions. The results confirm the nationalist party's role as France's most popular political force and have put the party in a strong position to compete for the presidency in 2017. But the act of governing regions may also end the party's comfortable position as an anti-establishment political force. ...