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Macron's Chances in First Round of French Presidential Election Decrease by 1%

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Voting intention figures for independent candidate Emmanuel Macron in the first round of French presidential election dropped by one percent, amounting now to... 14.03.2017, Sputnik International

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Macron's Chances in First Round of French Presidential Election Decrease by 1%

11:38 GMT 14.03.2017 (Updated: 12:02 GMT 14.03.2017)

© REUTERS / Eric GaillardGiant figures of (L-R) Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 presidential election, Francois Fillon, former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right, and French National Front leader Marine Le Pen, are seen during preparations for the carnival parade in Nice, France, February 2, 2017

Giant figures of (L-R) Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 presidential election, Francois Fillon, former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right, and French National Front leader Marine Le Pen, are seen during preparations for the carnival parade in Nice, France, February 2, 2017 - Sputnik International

Voting intention figures for independent candidate Emmanuel Macron in the first round of French presidential election dropped by one percent, amounting now to 24 percent, a recent OpinionWay poll showed on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the survey, far-right National Front (FN) party leader Marine Le Pen remains the leader of the presidential race, with 27 percent of voters expected to support her candidacy. The same figures were reported in Monday's poll.

Positions of The Republicans' candidate Francois Fillon and Socialist candidate Benoit Hamon remain stable since Friday, with 20 percent and 14 percent of French citizens expected to cast their ballots for them respectively.

The first round of election is set for April 23, while the run-off is scheduled for May 7.