Marine Le Pen has increased her lead in a French presidential election poll following a court ruling that shortened her ban from standing for office. The far-right National Rally candidate is projected to receive between 34% and 35.5% of the vote in the first round, a gain of 3 points from a previous survey. Le Pen is expected to defeat her closest rivals, including former prime minister Edouard Philippe, in a runoff election. AI
RANK_REASON Significant political development involving a major candidate's eligibility for election. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]
- BFM TV
- Edouard Philippe
- Emmanuel Macron
- Gabriel Attal
- Jean-Luc Melenchon
- La Tribune Dimanche
- Marine Le Pen
- National Rally
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