A major blow to French President Francois Hollande now, with his Socialist Party set for heavy losses in local elections. According to exit polls - the center-right alliance - led by his predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy - scored a resounding victory. The anti-immigration National Front Party also made major gains. br br RT LIVE br Subscribe to RT! br Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Google+ Listen to us on Soundcloud: br RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.