After the first round of the French municipal elections in mid-March , the leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN), Jordan Bardella, spoke of an "historic victory" that would serve as a springboard for the 2027 presidential election. But the results of the second round of local elections, held on Sunday, have put a damper on that. Contrary to what the far-right party's strong results in earlier elections suggested, the RN was not able to secure any kind of major victory. That is even