Far-right Le Pen leads 2027 French presidential race in new poll as Philippe launches centre-right alliance

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Far-right Le Pen leads 2027 French presidential race in new poll as Philippe launches centre-right alliance
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A new Elabe poll published on Aug. 30 shows Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Rally leading France’s 2027 presidential race with 34 to 34.5 percent support, depending on candidate scenarios. In one scenario with Édouard Philippe of Horizons and Gabriel Attal of Renew Europe both running, Le Pen holds 34 percent, followed by Philippe and far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon at 14.5 percent each. In another, with Attal, former President François Hollande, and other candidates in the field, Le Pen rises to 34.5 percent, with Mélenchon at 14 percent and Attal at 12.5 percent .
The poll, conducted Aug. 26–28 with a sample size of 1,501, also tested a scenario including Philippe, Socialist candidate Raphaël Glucksmann, and former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin. In that case, Le Pen drops to 34 percent, Philippe rises to 17 percent, Mélenchon falls to 14 percent, and Glucksmann polls at 11.5 percent .
Édouard Philippe, who served as prime minister under Emmanuel Macron from 2017 to 2020, announced on Aug. 30 his intention to create a “new party” or a “confederation of parties” to unite center-right forces ahead of the 2027 legislative elections. Speaking in Tourcoing alongside Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, Philippe said the initiative would involve fielding single candidates in each constituency under a shared platform to secure a parliamentary majority. Darmanin, who endorsed Philippe, called him “the only person who can win” the presidency and form a governing majority .
The Socialist Party is preparing for its own primary, with Glucksmann currently the frontrunner. At a party gathering in Blois, Glucksmann described the primary as “the moment of refoundation of the left,” while Socialist leader Olivier Faure has not yet ruled out a bid .
France’s 2027 presidential election, scheduled for April 18 and May 2, will be the first under the two-term limit introduced in 2008, barring Macron from seeking re-election. The campaign has so far focused on domestic issues, with candidates outlining platforms within the constraints of EU membership . Le Pen, previously convicted in a European Parliament funds case, remains a candidate after filing an appeal with the Cour de Cassation .
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