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Macron's Chances Against Le Pen in French Presidential Run-Off Up by 1% - Poll

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The chances of French independent presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron to defeat his rival Marine Le Pen increase by 1 percent since Friday, a fresh... 01.05.2017, Sputnik International

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Macron's Chances Against Le Pen in French Presidential Run-Off Up by 1% - Poll

10:45 GMT 01.05.2017

© REUTERS / Gonzalo FuentesPeople walk past campaign posters of Emmanuel Macron (L), head of the political movement En Marche! (Onwards!), and Marine Le Pen (R), French National Front (FN) political party leader, two of the eleven candidates who run in the 2017 French presidential election, are seen in Paris, France, April 10, 2017

People walk past campaign posters of Emmanuel Macron (L), head of the political movement En Marche! (Onwards!), and Marine Le Pen (R), French National Front (FN) political party leader, two of the eleven candidates who run in the 2017 French presidential election, are seen in Paris, France, April 10, 2017 - Sputnik International

The chances of French independent presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron to defeat his rival Marine Le Pen increase by 1 percent since Friday, a fresh OpinionWay poll showed Monday.

People walk past campaign posters of Marine Le Pen (L), French National Front (FN) political party leader, and Emmanuel Macron (R), head of the political movement En Marche! (Onwards!), two of the eleven candidates who run in the 2017 French presidential election in Paris, France, April 10, 2017 - Sputnik International

Over 40% French Believe Neither Macron Nor Le Pen Able to Unite Country – Poll

30 April 2017, 05:01 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The chances of French independent presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron to defeat his right-wing rival Marine Le Pen in the run-off increased by 1 percent since Friday, a fresh OpinionWay poll showed Monday.

According to the survey, he is projected to secure 61 percent of votes in the run-off against Le Pen's 39 percent.

On April 23, Macron and Le Pen emerged as the two top contenders in the first round of the election, and are set to face each other in the run-off on May 7.

According to the French Interior Ministry, Macron won the first round with 24.01 percent of the votes, while Le Pen got 21.3 percent.