As the country tries to make sense of the bloody events, one political party is ready to seize the moment.
![Marine Le Pen greets people as she attends a rally to honour the victims of the Paris attacks [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015116152436402734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

As the country tries to make sense of the bloody events, one political party is ready to seize the moment.
![Marine Le Pen greets people as she attends a rally to honour the victims of the Paris attacks [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015116152436402734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The conservative UMP party suffers from crippling internal divisions and extreme debt from mismanagement.
![The UMP's party elections take place this November [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20147239501763734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)