**French Poll Finds Le Pen Now More Popular Than Macron**
French Poll Finds Le Pen Now More Popular Than Macron
A year after Emmanuel Macron won a second term as president of France, triumphing over Marine Le Pen, his far-right challenger, it appears **things are not going according to plan for the diminutive French leader.**
**In 2017, Macron beat Le Pen 66.1% vs 33.9%**
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**In 2022** (last April), Macron triumphed by a narrower margin **(58.6% vs 41.5%)**
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**And now**, according to an Ifop poll for Paris Match published on Wednesday (https://news.yahoo.com/french-poll-finds-far-le-080814247.html), **when asked which of the two politicians they prefer, 47% of those interviewed picked Le Pen, while 42% chose Macron**.
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**Le Pen was more popular among women**, with 52% picking the two-time presidential runner-up, compared with 41% opting for the French leader.
Within the left-wing Nupes grouping, **a majority of supporters of the Communist and France Unbowed parties prefer Le Pen**, while backers of the Greens and Socialists favor Macron.
Since a series of nationwide strikes and protests against Macron’s plan to raise the minimum retirement age began in mid-January, Le Pen has adopted a discreet stance and fell short of urging her supporters to join the movement, saying they were free to make their own choice.
More than two-thirds of the French polled 'disapprove' of Macron...
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_Source_ (https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/france/)
In a separate poll of 1,002 adults on March 28-29 by Ifop for Paris Match, (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-05/france-s-le-pen-leads-in-presidential-election-first-round-poll?sref=ZMFHsM5Z) **58% said Le Pen understands their concerns and 57% that she’s attached to democratic values**, while 52% consider her to be competent and 51% capable of reforming the country.
She has the stature of a president, according to 47% of those surveyed.
The next presidential election is in 2027, when Macron won’t be able to run because of term limits.
Tyler Durden (https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden)Fri, 04/21/2023 - 02:45
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