NEW : Vote for the French ` ` no longer want to be directed from the outside , '' Le Pen says . ` ` The result is a shock , an outrage , '' French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says . France 's far - right National Front is poised to win a nationwide vote for the first time . Voters across Europe have been casting ballots for 751 candidates from 28 countries .
NEW : Vote shows the French `` no longer want to be directed from the outside , '' Le Pen says . `` The result is a shock , an earthquake , '' French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says . France 's far-right National Front party poised to win a nationwide vote for the first time . Voters across Europe have been casting ballots for 751 seats from 28 countries .