Far-right Le Pen and hard-left Melenchon seen reaching French presidential run-off, poll shows
French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and far-left contender Jean-Luc Melenchon are seen reaching a run-off vote in next year's presidential election in each of five scenarios polled, according to a survey published on Monday.
French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and hard-left contender Jean-Luc Melenchon are poised to face off in the run-off of next year's presidential election, according to a recent poll. The Toluna Harris Interactive survey, conducted from September 22 to 24 for French TV channels M6 and Luxembourg-based RTL, shows Le Pen leading with 35% to 36% of the vote in the first round, up from 33% in an earlier poll on September 14.
Melenchon, from the France Unbowed party, would join Le Pen in the second round, garnering between 17% and 18% of the vote. Centrist hopeful Edouard Philippe, who secured 13% to 16% in the first round, is seen falling short of reaching the run-off. If the election were held today, Le Pen would win 69% of the vote against Melenchon and 57% against Philippe, according to the survey.
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