John Vinocur: Putin wins France’s election
France's President Francois Hollande (L) meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brisbane on Nov. 15, 2014.
Vladimir Putin did just fine in France's nationwide local elections, which concluded with a second and final round of voting on March 29. Right-wing and far-right parties with leaders who cozy up to or embrace the Russian president got a combined 54.6 percent of vote in the most representative aspect of the two-phase balloting.
