Nationally the right gained in many communities, and there is no real left revival. On the other hand the far right is doing badly and that is welcomed by many. However, the electorate in France did vote for new folks and out with old gamblers. And that goes for all parties. Also in these elections in Europe local matters are in focus.
Nobody wins elections nowadays on grand international gestures.
And this will continue to be a problem for the EU, as long as there is still some federalism left in the agenda for the European Union. France will fight for France, while economic reforms will continue as a side-show outside the public politics. And during the present turmoil at the bourses they can call for more Keynes and less Chicago School of Economics. And they can even hope that the market will run to Europe as a safe haven if things get worse in the USA and Japan. But at the same time the market perhaps now is more attracted to economies in which the governments are more involved than in the USA, in a keynesian way.