French prime minister Manuel Valls vowed to draw up a series of measures to combat the economic “state of emergency”, including rampant unemployment.
Valls said finding work for the jobless was the “priority of priorities” and said he would meet with all the newly elected regional heads of all political parties to find a way forward.
“We have to change our behaviour,” Valls told France 2 television. “We have to give people something they want to vote for, not just against.”
Speaking after an historic rise in support for the FN, led by Marine Le Pen in the two-round regional elections, the prime minister said politicians could not continue as if nothing had happened.
“We cannot go backwards. We had been warned about the threat from the extreme right,” he said. “The Front National is still there and represents a danger, notably for the major election, the presidential.” Comments to taglines82@gmail.com
