“Marine Le Pen, the former head of France’s far-right National Rally, on Sunday blamed poor turnout for her party’s worse-than-expected performance in the first round of the regional vote,” Deutsche Welle reports.
Le Pen Blames Low Turnout for Poor Election Showing
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