In 2015, Le Pen, who had appeared to be on the cusp of winning the northern region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, lost out in the second round, and her aforementioned niece, thought to be one of the party’s best hopes in the regional elections, also lost in the southern Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur.
Article source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/le-pen-macron-france-election-polls_uk_624c6b49e4b0d8266ab1dff1