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French Presidential Hopeful Melenchon Leads Center-Right Fillon, Comes 3rd

© AFP 2023 / JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIERSupporters take pictures with their mobile phone of candidate of the far left coalition "La France insoumise" for the 2017 France's presidential elections, Jean-Luc Melenchon (C), at the end a public meeting, on January 11, 2017, in Le Mans, northwestern France
Supporters take pictures with their mobile phone of candidate of the far left coalition La France insoumise for the 2017 France's presidential elections, Jean-Luc Melenchon (C), at the end a public meeting, on January 11, 2017, in Le Mans, northwestern France - Sputnik International
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French far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of the left-wing political movement La France Insoumise (Unsubmissive France), is projected to beat The Republicans' party nominee Francois Fillon in the first round of the French presidential election, a fresh poll showed Tuesday.

The hologram of politician Jean-Luc Melenchon (R), of the French far-left Parti de Gauche, and candidate for the 2017 French presidential election, speaks to supporters who are gathered in Saint-Denis, near Paris France, February 5, 2017 as Melenchon campaigns in Lyon - Sputnik International
French Presidential Candidate Melenchon Says Will Be in 2nd Election Round
MOSCOW (Sputnik) The Ifop-Fiducial survey revealed that Melenchon's ratings grew 1 point and now stands at 19 percent while Fillon's projected vote share has not changed, standing at 18.5.

Voter's intentions toward far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and independent Emmanuel Macron remained the same since Monday. Le Pen has preserved her one-point lead over Macron, 24 to 23 percent.

The first round of the presidential election in France is set for April 23, while the run-off vote is slated for May 7.

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