Round one of the French regional elections is slated for this coming Sunday. Thirteen regions will be in play. The ruling Socialists are expected to lose big, the opposition centre-right to do well and the far-right National Front is set for a historic breakthrough. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris and with the 2017 presidential election looming large, this poll is seen as a pivotal moment.

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