So for all the media hype about Marine Le Pen and her hard right party possibly winning the most seats or even winning a majority, France takes a jump to the left. Fuck the media. Fuck pollsters. This is the power of getting off your derriere and voting. Vive la France!
Almost certainly, but we won't be able to gauge the actual impact until official results are tallied. My sense is that given the choice, the French will generally bounce left rather than right.