French far right National Front routed in key vote per BBC News

How were the FN routed?

'Marine Le Pen stood as a regional presidential candidate in the northern region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, while her niece Marion Marechal-Le Pen was the FN's candidate in the race in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, in the south.

After both led with more than 40% of the vote in the first round on 6 November, the Socialist candidates in those regions pulled out so their voters could support Republican candidates against the FN in the second round.'

.More here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35088276

So would it be fair to say that in France the Socialist and Republican parties are two cheeks...