French voters went to the polls on Sunday in the first round of #regional #elections seen as a bellwether for next year’s all-important presidential contest. First projections are trickling in from the all-important #Ile-de-France region around Paris. As expected, conservative incumbent Valérie #Pécresse is well ahead with about 36% of the vote, while a whopping five other candidates look set to clear the 10% hurdle to qualify for the second round. In Paris, FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent tells us more.
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