Le Pen’s far-right party suffers blow in French regional elections

Rassemblement National fails to win region in south of France stronghold after rivals form Republican front'

Marine Le Pen's far-right party has suffered a serious electoral blow when it failed to win a regional election in its stronghold in the south of France.

The Rassemblement National (RN) had pinned its last chances on taking the Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region (PACA) after emerging victorious from last week's first-round vote, although by a small margin.