The Heat: French Elections

They were once viewed as a fringe movement. But after winning a third of the vote in the first round of France’s parliamentary elections, Marine Le Pen's National Rally party may now become the first far-right party to enter the French government since World War II.
That will depend on results from next Sunday’s second round.
Will Denselow reports.
To discuss:
Yves Sintomer is a political science professor at Paris 8 University and an associate at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield College.
Klaus Larres is a history and international affairs professor with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Richard Werly is the international correspondent for the Swiss daily newspaper, Blick.
Joav Toker is an associate professor at the American Graduate School in Paris.
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Beginning of the end of the EU.