Macron's Chances to Defeat Le Pen in French Presidential Run-Off Drop by 2%

Chances of independent candidate Emmanuel Macron to win in the second round of the French presidential election against National Front party leader Marine Le Pen decreased by 2 percent, though a gap in votes is still significant, a recent OpinionWay report showed on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Macron is projected to gain 60 percent of the votes in case he stands against Le Pen, who remains the favorite for the first round of election, while on Monday his chances amounted to 62 percent.

Le Pen's chances against The Republicans' candidate Francois Fillon also increased, though she is still projected to lose, receiving 43 percent against 57 percent. The recent figures show a 1-percent increase since Monday.

The first round of the French presidential election is slated for April 23, with the run-off between the top two candidates to take place on May 7.