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Macron strengthens core vote, seen beating Le Pen in French election
PARIS (Reuters) - A new poll of French voter intentions on Saturday showed Emmanuel Macron solidifying his support and still likely to defeat candidate Marine Le Pen in the May presidential run-off.
The BVA poll, published 43 days before the April 23 opening round, showed the independent centrist Macron scoring 26 percent, up 2 percentage points from a week earlier and five points in the last 15 days. He is now level with the far-right Le Pen.
Both remain well ahead of conservative Francois Fillon, who is up 1 point to 20 percent, and appears to have stabilized after his support fell amid a scandal-tainted campaign.
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As in all other polls to date, the poll showed Le Pen losing the run-off, in this case with 39 percent of the vote versus 61 percent for Macron.
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN16I03Z-OCATP
The BVA poll, published 43 days before the April 23 opening round, showed the independent centrist Macron scoring 26 percent, up 2 percentage points from a week earlier and five points in the last 15 days. He is now level with the far-right Le Pen.
Both remain well ahead of conservative Francois Fillon, who is up 1 point to 20 percent, and appears to have stabilized after his support fell amid a scandal-tainted campaign.
...
As in all other polls to date, the poll showed Le Pen losing the run-off, in this case with 39 percent of the vote versus 61 percent for Macron.
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN16I03Z-OCATP
