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French far-right falters in vote dominated by record-low turnout in regional elections

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French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen saw their respective parties stumble on Sunday as incumbent conservatives surged ahead in the first round of regional elections marred by record-low turnout.

Added on the 21/06/2021 11:33:32 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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