A week ago the indications were clearly present that France was moving towards a serious four-way contest in the Presidential first round. That has been richly confirmed in the seven days since, with the gap between the leading four candidates narrowing further – it stands at between three and seven points across this week’s 16 […]
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France moves towards a four-horse race
We now have two polls entirely completed after the second Presidential TV debate and they confirm that Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s highly-regarded performance on Tuesday evening is translating into improved voting intentions, just as happened after the first debate. In Odoxa’s survey for Le Point out this Friday afternoon, the leftist candidate achieves his best result of […]
Le Pen still edges Macron for first round in three of four polls
It has been a bumper day for polling in the French Presidential campaign, with the fortnightly survey from Harris Interactive and a monthly one from Ipsos Sopra Steria-Cevipof joining the two daily rolling polls. Most media excitement was reserved for the news from Harris that Emmanuel Macron (En Marche!) had overtaken Marine Le Pen (FN) […]
Three French polls confirm Macron as new Presidential favourite
Independent centre-left challenger Emmanuel Macron’s rise is continuing according to three new French Presidential polls released yesterday. After more than a week of bad publicity for conservative rival Francois Fillon (Les Républicains), who is under investigation for payments relating the employment of his wife and children, Macron has consolidated second place in voting […]