On Tuesday, the New York Times reports, a French court acquitted Marine Le Pen, the president of the far-right National Front party, of charges that she incited religious hatred against Muslim with comments she made while campaigning for her current position.

After a terrifyingly impressive showing in the first round of local elections, France’s far-right Front National failed to win control of any of the country’s 13 regions in the final round, although it did win a record 6.6 million votes.