{
  "id": 16617452,
  "title": "Le Pen widens poll lead as Mélenchon closes in on run-off spot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/le-pen-widens-poll-lead-as-melenchon-closes-in-on-run-off-spot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T14:30:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20261026-le-pen-widens-poll-lead-as-m%C3%A9lenchon-closes-in-on-run-off-spot"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former French prime minister Édouard Philippe would finish only third in the first round of the presidential election, behind Jean-Luc Mélenchon, according to a new Cluster 17 poll for Politico published on Monday.",
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  "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."
}