MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The potential gap separating the top candidates for entering the second round of French presidential elections, independent candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right National Front (FN) party leader Marine Le Pen, has closed to 1 percentage point, a fresh poll showed Wednesday.
Le Pen’s chances to win the first election round have decreased by 1 percentage point since Tuesday to 25 percent, while Macron’s victory prospects have not changed since Monday and he is likely to get 24 percent of votes, the OpinionWay poll demonstrated.
Despite the fact that Le Pen is still likely to win the first round of elections, slated for April 23, she is expected to be defeated in May run-off elections to either Fillon or Macron, who are projected to win respectively 60 and 63 percent of votes if they stand against Le Pen.