France elects Le Pen's party due to security and immigration concerns

Brussels -- (Reuters) The exit polls have shown that Marine Le Pen has beaten French President Macron as it is becoming obvious that freedom parties are gaining in European Union elections. Le Pen's far-right party squeezed past the Macron alliance as French voters led what the pollsters believed would be a nationalist surge in an EU parliament election on Sunday.

Macron's defeat was narrow with a huge voter turnout that was seen all over Europe and is being portrayed by Brussels as a positive sign. However, there were serious gains for anti-EU groups, so Brussels may be "doing a Jerry Nadler," and trying to put a positive spin on the trouble they're having convincing voters that it's a good thing to be governed by un-elected foreigners.

Le Pen’s National Rally would get just one more seat than Macron’s En Marche, with 24 of France’s 74 in the European Parliament, according to the exit poll.

It will be interesting to watch how Le Pen will govern. She is considered by some to be

The election, like those across Europe, was a referendum on security and immigration issues, much like we're seeing here in the United States.

Macron’s office immediately put out a statement calling the performance — 22.5% for En Marche against 24.3% for the party of the woman he beat to the presidency — disappointing but no disaster. And it noted that pro-EU parties were in the majority.

The French Greens also did well, coming in third in a crowded field.


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