French opposition elects hard-right leaning leader
(The Guardian France)

Laurent Wauquiez took 74.6% of Les Républicains votes, on an anti-immigration, anti-welfare platform that critics say plays into Front National handsFrance´s bitterly divided conservative opposition party elected a new hardline leader on Sunday marking a move away from centre ground toward the territory of the far right. Laurent Wauquiez will take control of the Les Républicains (LR) party after its disastrous performance in the presidential election earlier this year when its candidate, François Fillon, failed to make it into the second-round vote. Continue reading...