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Francois Hollande has an approval rate around 20 percent (Photo: elysee.fr)

French Socialists bruised in local elections

France's ruling Socialists on Sunday (30 March) suffered a bruising defeat in local elections, with the centre-right claiming victory and the anti-EU National Front making further gains – a possible foreshadowing of the upcoming EU elections.

The centre-right Popular Movement Union (UMP) won with around 45.9 percent of the vote, according to early results. The Socialists lost over 150 cities to the centre-right, including Limoges, Toulouse, and Angers, with only around 40.6 percent of t...

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Francois Hollande has an approval rate around 20 percent (Photo: elysee.fr)

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