Le Pen Extends Lead Over Fillon, Macron in French Election's 1st Round - Poll

© REUTERS / Charles PlatiauMarine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader, delivers a statement on U.S. election results at the party headquarters in Nanterre, France, November 9, 2016
Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader, delivers a statement on U.S. election results at the party headquarters in Nanterre, France, November 9, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The chances of independent candidate Emmanuel Macron and The Republicans presidential hopeful Francois Fillon to win the first round of French election have decreased against far-right contender Marine Le Pen's, who is expected to get 27 percent of votes, a new survey by the OpinionWay pollster showed Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the poll, Fillon lost one percentage point, compared to the previous week, and is expected to be supported by 19 percent of voters. Voting intention figures for Macron have also decreased by one percent, resulting in 24 percent of support.

The survey showed that Macron would beat Le Pen in the run-off voting with 62 percent against 38 percent, while Fillon would win with 57 percent of votes against Le Pen's 43 percent.

The first round of French presidential elections is due to take place on April 23, while the second round is set for May 7.

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