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French Presidential Candidate Le Pen More Popular Than Fillon Among Compatriots

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The leader of France's far-right National Front party, presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, ranked 37th in the popularity rating, overtaking her rival... 24.12.2016, Sputnik International

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French Presidential Candidate Le Pen More Popular Than Fillon Among Compatriots

14:16 GMT 24.12.2016 (Updated: 14:38 GMT 24.12.2016)

© REUTERS / Pascal RossignolMarine Le Pen, French National Front political party leader and candidate for the National Front in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region, leaves the polling booth to cast her ballot in the second-round regional elections in Henin-Beaumont, France, December 13, 2015.

Marine Le Pen, French National Front political party leader and candidate for the National Front in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region, leaves the polling booth to cast her ballot in the second-round regional elections in Henin-Beaumont, France, December 13, 2015. - Sputnik International

The leader of France's far-right National Front party, presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, ranked 37th in the popularity rating, overtaking her rival Francois Fillon, former prime minister, who secured the 42nd place, a survey carried out by a local newspaper showed Saturday.

French far-right Front National (FN) party president, member of European Parliament and candidate for France's 2017 presidential election, Marine Le Pen smiles as she poses for pictures with Santa Claus during a visit of a Christmas market in Paris on December 8, 2016 - Sputnik International

'Hedging Their Bets': French Banks Refuse to Fund Le Pen

23 December 2016, 15:01 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – France’s Journal de Dimanche biannually conducts the survey among the French nationals on their "favorites." The Top-50 also included former French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron who came 46th and Left Party's founder Jean-Luc Melenchon who was on the 50th place.

The French presidential elections will take place in April and May 2017.

Various polls indicate that Fillon is likely to face off with Le Pen. The ruling Socialist Party is lagging far behind after its popularity plunged during President Francois Hollande's term.