https://sputnikglobe.com/20170323/le-pen-macron-chances-1051883807.html

Le Pen, Macron Have Equal Chances to Win 1st Round of French Presidential Vote

Sputnik International

French independent candidate Emmanuel Macron caught up with far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen in the polls projecting results of the first round of... 23.03.2017, Sputnik International

2017-03-23T12:31+0000

2017-03-23T14:35+0000

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/105188/96/1051889624_0:0:5250:2968_1920x0_80_0_0_fe9830ddac98ab925d8d4c1c378e58ba.jpg

france

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

2017

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

News

en_EN

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

1920

1080

true

1920

1440

true

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/105188/96/1051889624_0:0:5250:3299_1920x0_80_0_0_6a60eaeed28bedc6cb3022101c2c19fe.jpg

1920

true

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

Sputnik International

newsfeed, france, marine le pen, emmanuel macron

Le Pen, Macron Have Equal Chances to Win 1st Round of French Presidential Vote

12:31 GMT 23.03.2017 (Updated: 14:35 GMT 23.03.2017)

© REUTERS / Patrick Kovarik/PoolCandidates for the 2017 presidential election (LtoR) Francois Fillon, former French Prime Minister, member of the Republicans and candidate of the French centre-right, Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, Jean-Luc Melenchon of the French far left Parti de Gauche, Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and Benoit Hamon of the French Socialist party (PS) pose before a debate organised by French private TV channel TF1 in Aubervilliers, outside Paris, France, March 20, 2017.

Candidates for the 2017 presidential election (LtoR) Francois Fillon, former French Prime Minister, member of the Republicans and candidate of the French centre-right, Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, Jean-Luc Melenchon of the French far left Parti de Gauche, Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and Benoit Hamon of the French Socialist party (PS) pose before a debate organised by French private TV channel TF1 in Aubervilliers, outside Paris, France, March 20, 2017. - Sputnik International

French independent candidate Emmanuel Macron caught up with far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen in the polls projecting results of the first round of the French election, with both expected to receive 25 percent of votes, an OpinionWay survey showed Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the survey, the level of support for the National Front leader dropped by 1 percent, compared to the poll published on Wednesday, while the voting intention figures for Macron increased by 1 percent.

French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron - Sputnik International

Macron-Proposed 1-Month Military Service in France Ineffective for Security

23 March 2017, 10:24 GMT

Chances of The Republicans' candidate Francois Fillon remained unchanged, amounting now to 19 percent.

The level of support for leader of left-wing political movement La France Insoumise (Unsubmissive France) Jean-Luc Melenchon rose by 1 percent to 13 percent, allowing him to leave Socialist candidate Benoit Hamon behind with 12 percent of votes.

Regarding the first round of election, Le Pen and Macron have equal chances to win, with 25 percent of voters expected to cast their ballots for each candidate.

The first round of the French presidential election is set for April 23, while the run-off is expected to take place on May 7.