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Le Pen's Chances to Defeat Macron in French Presidential Run-Off Up by 1% - Poll

© Sputnik / Kristina Afanasyeva / Go to the mediabankMarine Le Pen, French presidential candidate and leader of the political party the National Front, during a news conference following the first round of the presidential election.
Marine Le Pen, French presidential candidate and leader of the political party the National Front, during a news conference following the first round of the presidential election. - Sputnik International
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Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen improved her chances to beat independent Emmanuel Macron by 1 percent since Tuesday but is still expected to lose the second round of the election, a fresh OpinionWay poll showed Wednesday.

Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for the French 2017 presidential election, attends a news conference in Paris, France - Sputnik International
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PARIS (Sputnik) According to the survey, she is projected to secure 40 percent of votes in the run-off against Macron's 60 percent.

The survey was carried out between April 23 and 25 among 2,828 registered voters.

On Sunday, Macron and Le Pen emerged as the two top contenders in the first round of the election, and are set to face each other in the run-off on May 7. According to the French Interior Ministry, Macron won with 24.01 percent of the votes, while Le Pen got 21.30 percent.

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