A woman embraces French President Francois Hollande as he leaves the polling station after voting in the European elections in Tulle, central France, Sunday, May 25, 2014. The far right National Front topped the polls in elections to the European Parliament in France. Voters of 21 nations are casting ballots to decide the makeup of the next European Parliament and help determine the European Union’s future leaders and direction. AP PHOTO/BOB EDME
PARIS—The far right National Front topped the polls in elections to the European Parliament in France with a record score of around 25 percent of votes cast, according to exit polls published as ballots closed at 20:00 (1800 GMT).
The result is the highest score ever obtained in a nationwide election by the anti-immigration, anti-EU party led by Marine Le Pen.