Part 2: Once dismissed as beyond the pale of acceptable opinion, French nationalists and populists are now key contenders

The fight for the French presidency has begun – in the European Parliament. In part one of a three part series, Euractiv looks at the centrist MEPs shaping the contest

Part 2: Once dismissed as beyond the pale of acceptable opinion, French nationalists and populists are now key contenders

Part 3: The French left is still a force to be reckoned with, meet the MEPs shaping the presidential race