In 2015，benefited greatly from the worsening economic and social situations in France，characterized mainly by weak growth，heavy unemployment，terrorist attacks and refugee influx，the political strength of the French far-right party National Front was reinforced especially through political elections. The FN received wider public support in both provincial and regional council elections and made historic breakthroughs in the number of the seats gained. Nevertheless，due to the current framework of the election systems in France，the FN obtained leadership at neither the provincial nor regional level，which evidently shows that the FN’s political influence is still fragile. However，the FN has indeed been strengthened by the growing public support lent to it，which has changed the French political ecology in that the former bipartisan pattern is gradually giving place to a three-party structure. Given that the expansion of the political force of the FN may have “spillover” effects on the other far-right parties in Europe，such negative influences that it may exert is worth our vigilant watch. However，attention that has been attached to the negative impacts of the FN’s political rise at the level of social perceptions is far from adequate.