Politics · France · 10 hrs ago
Poll puts Le Pen and Melenchon ahead before 2027 French election
Marine Le Pen leads the first-round vote in a poll ahead of France’s 2027 presidential election.
The survey put the far-right leader at 34% to 36%, while hard-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon is projected to reach the run-off with 18% or 19%.
The poll was conducted from November 3 to 5 by Toluna Harris Interactive.
France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, is nearing the end of his second and final five-year term, and a weak economy and weakened political centre have opened space for hardline parties.
Le Pen is projected to beat Melenchon in a run-off, according to the poll.
Melenchon has run for president three times without reaching the second round, while Le Pen lost run-offs to Macron in 2017 and 2022.
The election is due next year, but the poll measures current voting intentions rather than the final result.
A poll found Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Melenchon leading voting intentions ahead of France’s 2027 presidential election.
Le Pen was projected to receive 34% to 36% in the first round, depending on the scenario.
Melenchon was projected to reach the run-off in all five scenarios, with 18% or 19%.
The poll projected that Le Pen would beat Melenchon easily in a run-off.
The survey was conducted by Toluna Harris Interactive between November 3 and 5.
- Who
- Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Melenchon, potential candidates in the 2027 French presidential election.
- What
- A poll found them leading voting intentions. Le Pen was projected to beat Melenchon in a run-off.
- When
- The poll was conducted between November 3 and 5; it was reported on November 9. The election is next year.
- Where
- France.
- Why
- The article says political polarisation is intensifying and that the weakened political centre and weak economy are creating an opening for hardline parties.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Toluna Harris Interactive conducted the poll.
The poll results were reported.
France is due to hold its presidential election.
- Le Pen’s first-round support
- 34% to 36%
- Melenchon’s first-round support
- 18% or 19%
- Run-off scenarios
- Melenchon reached the run-off in all five scenarios
- Previous poll
- Le Pen was at 35% to 37% last month
- Melenchon’s previous presidential runs
- 2012, 2017 and 2022