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 . ` None of us can shirk their responsibilities , '' he said , according to a summary of his remarks posted on the French government 's website . Voters across Europe have been casting ballots for 751 candidates from 28 countries .
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 .