France's right-wing parties, led by former president Nicolas Sarkozy, have won the first round of French local elections - edging out the far-right National Front (FN).
The anti-EU and anti-immigration FN, fronted by Marine Le Pen, had dominated airwaves during the campaign, but fell short of polls predicting it would win Sunday's elections for 2,000 local councils.
The conservative alliance, including Mr Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), took 32.5% of the vote, 10% more than the governing Socialist Party led by President Francois Hollande.
Ms Le Pen's party came second with 26%, less than the 30% it was tipped to secure from voters angry at immigration issues and France's lifeless economy.
The Socialists and their left-wing allies got 22%.
The mainstream parties will be able to call on smaller allies when voters return for run-off elections next Sunday, while the FN will struggle to find partners, said Mr Sarkozy.
"There will be no local or national deal with the leaders of the FN," he said.
Socialist Prime Minister Manuel Valls said: "Tonight, the far-right, even if it is too high, is not the leading political party in France."
He called on voters to back either the left or right in next week's run-offs to keep the far right from power.
Ms Le Pen said the mainstream parties were conspiring in a campaign of "hate" against her party, but remained bullish about the initial results.
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