Poll: Marine Le Pen Favored to Win French Presidential Election - Sarmad

Results of a poll in France show that Marine Le Pen, leader of the right-wing National Rally, could win the second round of the 2027 presidential election regardless of who her opponent is.

The poll, conducted by Elab at the request of BFMTV and the newspaper La Tribune Dimanche, indicates that 52.5% of voters would be prepared to support Le Pen in the second round if the candidate from the centrist camp, former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, were her opponent.

Philippe is considered the most likely candidate to reach the second round of the election.

As for other potential opponents, Le Pen holds a greater advantage against them, according to the poll.

She could receive 57% of the vote if her second-round opponent were Gabriel Attal, the candidate from the Renaissance party and former Prime Minister, or Raphaël Glucksmann, the candidate from the Place Publique alliance.

The poll indicates that 69.5% of voters would be prepared to support Le Pen if her opponent were Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the candidate from the left-wing France Unbowed party.

Le Pen also leads in the first round of the election, according to the poll, with between 34% and 35.5% of voters indicating they would vote for her.

The online poll was conducted between August 26 and 28 and included the opinions of 1,500 French citizens.