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France's far-right party set to win regional election: poll

Xinhua, November 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

France's far-right National Front (FN) is set to dominate the country's regional assemblies in the upcoming regional elections as a result of persistent public discontent over the government's poor economic and financial scores, a poll showed on Tuesday.

The far-rightists would obtain 29 percent of the votes, followed by the center-right Les Republicans party whose candidates would garner 27 percent, according to TNS Sofres-One Point survey.

The ruling Socialists, currently dominating France's regional councils, ranked the third with 22 percent of the votes despite a sharp rise in President Francois Hollande's popularity after Paris attacks. 58 percent of the respondents said the attacks had no impact on their choice.

Challenging for power, the anti-immigrant National Front recorded unprecedented victory in European Parliament election and mayoral run-off in 2014, mirroring a rising public support for the far-rightists to rule Europe's second largest economy.

The two-round regional elections are scheduled for Dec. 6 and 13.

The poll surveyed 1,552 respondents from Nov. 20 to Nov. 23. Enditem