Leader of the far-right party "National Rally" Marine Le Pen has strengthened her position in the polls ahead of the French presidential election after a court allowed her to run. This is reported by Bloomberg, writes UNN.
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According to an Elabe poll for BFM TV and La Tribune Dimanche, if the first round of the presidential election were held next Sunday, Le Pen would receive between 34% and 35.5% of the vote. This is three percentage points more than in the March poll.
Le Pen's closest rival remains former French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, who was supported by 19% of respondents in one scenario. According to the poll, in the second round, Le Pen outperforms all major potential opponents.
Court allows Le Pen to run again
She leads among retirees and in large cities, and among the working population, she is neck and neck with Édouard Philippe. What were previously her weaknesses are no longer so
This week, Marine Le Pen officially announced her participation in the presidential election after the Paris Court of Appeal upheld her sentence in the case of embezzlement of EU funds but reduced the ban on running for office from five years to 15 months, the term of which has already expired. At the same time, the politician is appealing the verdict in France's highest court.
Marine Le Pen announced her intention to run for President of France07.07.26, 23:04