MEDIAWATCH - UMP's 'Château de Cartes' crumbles

From one political earthquake to another. First, France's ruling Socialist Party saw its credibility collapse under a wave of support for the far-right National Front party of Marine Le Pen in Sunday's European elections. Now the opposition UMP has imploded, with its leader Jean-François Copé quitting over Sarkozy's campaign financing scandal. One comment online: these developments make "House of Cards" look like "Teletubbies".

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