Macron’s Old Rival Le Pen Staging a Comeback for French Election
- A new poll shows Macron, Le Pen leading first round in 2022
- Macron would win over Le Pen with 56% in second round: Poll
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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is currently standing out as the only serious rival to Emmanuel Macron in the upcoming presidential election.
The National Rally party chief is neck-and-neck with Macron for the first round of the 2022 ballot with up to 26.5%, and would lose by 12 percentage points in the second round, according to an Ipsos poll commissioned by L’Obs and Franceinfo published on Wednesday.