 What happened is that the French turned out massively. There was historic participation over 67 percent. Millions voted to block the far right, and this is what they call the Front Republicain or the Republican Front in action. People told me they became frightened in the last week because, if you'll remember, the hard-right National Rally Party of Marine Le Pen was in the lead after the first round of voting. I went last night to Paris' Place de la République where people from the left were gathering, and this is what it sounded like when the first results were announced.