"The group representing half a million French Jews has called for “mass voting” against nationalist political party Front National following its wide wins in regional elections on Sunday.Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France (CRIF), the French equivalent to the Board of Deputies of British Jews, issued a statement ahead of further voting this weekend, saying: “Go out and vote by the masses to block the FN, a xenophobic and populist party. Do not allow the Republic to fall.”The party is anti-Europe, anti-globalisation and anti-immigration, and is often seen as hard on the causes of terrorism, which has led to accusations that it is anti-Muslim. Its success was this week being seen as a reaction to the latest terrorist atrocities in Paris, following earlier attacks by jihadists in January."
