{
  "id": 19127305,
  "title": "Le Pen and Melenchon ahead in 2027 French presidential race, poll shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/le-pen-and-melenchon-ahead-in-2027-french-presidential-race-poll-shows",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-09T09:06:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40448115/le-pen-and-melenchon-ahead-in-2027-french-presidential-race-poll-shows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and hard-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon are currently leading the polls ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a recent survey reveals. The pollster Toluna Harris Interactive conducted the survey between November 3 and 5, with results indicating that Le Pen would secure between 34% and 36% of the vote in the first round, while Melenchon would come in second with either 18% or 19%. A similar poll from the previous month showed Le Pen at 35% to 37%. In the run-off, Le Pen is projected to handily defeat Melenchon. The upcoming election comes as France grapples with political polarization and an unpopular economy, leaving little room for mainstream candidates. Jean-Luc Melenchon has previously run for president three times, in 2012, 2017, and 2022, but never managed to progress past the first round. Marine Le Pen has also contested these three elections and lost to incumbent President Emmanuel Macron in the second round in 2017 and 2022.",
  "summary": "PARIS: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and hard-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon consolidated their lead in voting intention ahead of next year’s presidential election, a poll showed on Monday, as political polarisation in the country intensifies. Le Pen would top the first-round vote with between 34% and 36% depending on the scenarios tested by pollster Toluna Harris Interactive in a survey…",
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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."
}