Politics

Does Le Pen have a chance of winning French presidency?

Written by Teunis Felter

Centrist Emmanuel Macron is a long way ahead in the polls – so is there any way far-right leader Marine Le Pen could still pull off a shock victory in France’s presidential election on 7 May? Since his impressive first-round victory on Sunday, Mr. Macron is still at least 20 points ahead, which sounds an unassailable lead. And the polls also suggest many voters from the other main candidates are likely to back him in the second round.

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.