The political breakthrough for France's far-right National Front in Sunday's regional elections has been widely interpreted as a 'shock'.br br But a closer look suggests some of the results were actually fairly predictable.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.