Emmanuel Macron Leads French Presidential Race: Appearance Should Not Be Mistaken for Truth

Macron would beat the National Front’s Marine Le Pen in May’s presidential run-off by a margin of 65 percent to 35 percent, according to an Elabe poll for Les Echos and Radio Classique. He would win about 23 percent of votes in the first round of voting, compared with 20 percent for Fillon and 27 percent for Le Pen. The February 1 poll showed Fillon's score fell by 5-6 points to 19-20 percent for the first round of the presidential election, set for April 23.

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