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Jean-Luc Melenchon
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- 1Poll Predicts Le Pen vs Melanchon in French Run-Off▼Far-Right Le Pen and Hard-Left Melenchon Seen Reaching French Presidential Run-Off, Poll Shows
A new poll projects France's 2027 presidential election could come down to a run-off between far-right leader Marine Le Pen's camp and hard-left veteran Jean-Luc Melenchon, sidelining President Emmanuel Macron's centrist bloc. Commentators see the projection as a sign of deepening polarisation in French politics, with the mainstream centre at risk of being squeezed out of the second round entirely.