| 1 | Far-right leader Marine Le Pen also offered a reaction. | |
| 2 | This may not be enough to secure Mr Le Pen a place in the run-off , though that cannot be ruled out. | |
| 3 | Although unlikely, another second-round place for Mr Le Pen( with victory assured for his opponent in that run-off ) cannot be ruled out. | |
| 4 | His right-wing politics and persistent warnings about the rise of China have earned him the sobriquet "Japan's Jean-Marie Le Pen". |