Left- and moderate-right-wing leaders thanked the French people on Sunday night for blocking the National Front, which lost in all 13 regions.
Nicolas Sarkozy (L), former French president and current head of the Les Republicains political party, casts his ballot in the second-round regional elections in Paris, France, December 13, 2015.(photo credit: REUTERS/PHILIPPE WOJAZER)ByRINA BASSIST