{
  "id": 10434481,
  "title": "Far-right Le Pen and hard-left Melenchon seen reaching French presidential run-off, poll shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/far-right-le-pen-and-hard-left-melenchon-seen-reaching-french",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T11:56:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-28-far-right-le-pen-and-hard-left-melenchon-seen-reaching-french-presidential-run-off-poll-shows/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Melenchon to face off in French presidential run-off",
    "Le Pen leads in first round with 35% to 36% of votes",
    "Melenchon and Philippe fall short of reaching run-off"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Poll shows French far-right leader Marine Le Pen widening lead ahead of 2027 presidential vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/poll-shows-french-far-right-leader-marine-le-pen-widening-lead-ahead",
        "published": "2026-09-28T12:28:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}