Right Leader Le Pen and Hard-Left Mélenchon Positioned for French Presidential Run-Off, Polls Show
Le Pen leads the first round and would beat Mélenchon or Philippe in a head-to-head runoff, the poll found.
- On Monday, a Toluna Harris Interactive survey indicated that French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and far-left contender Jean-Luc Melenchon are poised to reach the presidential run-off vote next year.
- Le Pen, leading the National Rally, is seen winning 35% to 36% in the first round, up from 33% in mid-September, while Melenchon of France Unbowed polls between 17% and 18%.
- Leading centrist hopeful Edouard Philippe was seen winning 13% to 16%, insufficient to reach the run-off, as centrists fall behind amid rising prices and economic instability.
- The survey suggests Le Pen would win 69% of the vote against Melenchon and 57% against Philippe in a second-round match-up, according to data gathered September 22 to 24.
- Scheduled for next April and May, the election approaches as Le Pen appeared in Paris at Place de la Concorde on Saturday for an open-air Mass during Pope Leo's journey.
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