Macron’s Lead Over Le Pen Narrows in French Election Polling Average
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French President Emmanuel Macron led his rival Marine Le Pen 53.2% to 46.8% ahead of the run-off presidential election set for April 24, according to a polling average calculated by Bloomberg on April 13. The gap between them has narrowed from the 8 percentage points recorded on April 11.
The Bloomberg polling average is based on polls published on the website of the French government commission for polling. The data are standardized for automated analysis by NSPPolls. For polls with more than one first-round scenario, Bloomberg uses the median support numbers across the scenarios to calculate the average. Here are the polls used for the current average: