In the first round of voting in the last bye-election the extreme right National Front (FN ) candidate came first ; the centre right UMP candidate came third, behind the socialist candidate and was therefore eliminated !
This has created a real panic because the Socialists could lose the seat and FN could get a third MP into the National Assembly !
The regular increase of the FN share of the votes in all types of Elections, has so irked both the Socialist and UMP parties, that in recent years they have both instructed their electors to vote against FN candidates in the second and last round !
This may not be undemocratic but it does reveal a low esteem by politicians for their electors ! In recent years FN has gathered increasing support due to the inaction of the main parties with respect to Immigration, Migration and Unemployment !
Nicolas Sarkozy, has decided not to impose any official line. This alas, does not appeal to all of the UMP leaders ! Alain Juppé and Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet have already said that between an FN candidate and a Socialist candidate, they will vote for the Socialist !
In the end electors will decide for themselves how to vote !
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