Socialism just got its collective "proverbialsl" kicked out of office. Sign of the times???

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PARIS (AP) — French voters dealt a severe blow to the Socialist government in Sunday's municipal elections, but the party saved face by retaining the crown jewel, Paris, which got its first female mayor.

French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen. Source: AP

The anti-immigration far right, which claims that France's large Muslim population is "Islamicizing" the nation, made solid advances, fulfilling National Front promises to begin building a grassroots base.

Socialist leaders conceded defeat in the final round of the voting seen as a referendum on unpopular President Francois Hollande, who was expected to reshuffle the Cabinet in an effort to give the government a boost. Hollande has earned record-low poll ratings for his failure to cure France's flagging economy or cut into the jobless rate, which hovers around 10 percent.

Interior Minister Manuel Valls announced deep losses for his Socialist Party, saying it lost to the mainstream right some 50 cities of more than 30,000 it had held previously, and about 155 towns and cities of all sizes. Toulouse, France's fourth-largest city, moved to the right.

The far right may win up to 15 towns in the voting, Valls said before results were complete. Party leader Marine Le Pen said the performance amounted to "an incontestably great success" that will give her National Front more than 1,200 local councilors — surpassing her goal. . . . .  read the full story at Breitbart.com, here.

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Update:  FRANCE’S far-right National Front party dealt a major blow to the ruling Socialists after several of its candidates took prime position in the first round of local elections.

The main centre-right opposition UMP party also hailed a “big victory” as initial estimates showed it came out trumps in the elections, amid severe disillusion with President Francois Hollande's government against a backdrop of near-zero growth and high unemployment.

According to a BVA poll, the UMP and allies took 48 per cent of the vote nationwide while the Socialist party and allies took 43 per cent, and the FN seven per cent — far higher than its 0.9 per cent result in the first round of 2008 municipal poll . . . . .  taken from The Australian.com, here.

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1. France local elections: Socialists lose heavily

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   France's governing Socialists have suffered big losses in municipal ... The Socialists have been hit by growing discontent over the economy.

The French are not the only ones contemplating a change from Socialism:  

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Far-Right Party Stirs Municipal Elections in France - NYTimes.com

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