Adversaries of Marine Le Pen expressed relief on March 16 after her ally Geert Wilders won fewer seats than expected in a Dutch election, but analysts warned against reading too much into the result ahead of France’s tight presidential race.
Reuters: Dutch voters snub right wing, but France may not
This photo taken on Jan. 17, 2017 shows French Front National (National Front - FN) far-right party's President, European MP and presidential candidate for the 2017 election Marine Le Pen during a plenary session of the European Parliament marking the election of its new President in Strasbourg. The European Parliament on March 2, 2017 lifted French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's immunity from prosecution over her tweeting of images of Islamic State atrocities.
