Hollande to Be Ousted in First Round of 2017 Vote, Poll Shows
- Left Front candidate Melenchon seen making ‘significant’ gains
- Le Pen makes second-round vote no matter who else runs
French President Francois Hollande.
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French President Francois Hollande won’t be able to make it past the first round in next year’s election regardless of the competitors he faces, a poll showed.
Both former President Nicolas Sarkozy and former Prime Minister Alain Juppe would make it to the run-off vote against National Front leader Marine Le Pen if they win the nomination for France’s Republican party, according to the Elabe poll for Les Echos and Radio Classique.