Presidential: Macron still in the lead according to a poll, Mélenchon ahead of Pécresse

Europe 1 with AFP 06:48, March 01, 2022

Emmanuel Macron is still given the lead in the first round of the presidential election (25%), followed by Marine Le Pen at 17%, Eric Zemmour at 14% and Jean-Luc Mélenchon (12.5%) who now exceeds Valérie Pécresse (12%), according to an Elabe poll published on Tuesday.

In sixth position, the environmental candidate Yannick Jadot gains one point in one week at 6.5% of voting intentions, ahead of the communist candidate Fabien Roussel (stable at 4%), while the socialist candidate Anne Hidalgo loses one point to 1.5%, like its competitor on the left Christiane Taubira, according to this study carried out on Sunday and Monday, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The outgoing head of state collects half a point more in voting intentions, while RN candidate Marine Le Pen loses one point out of the three she had won the previous week, according to this poll carried out in France metropolitan for BFMTV and L'Express with SFR.

In the second round, the gap widened between Emmanuel Macron (57.5%, +2) and Marine Le Pen (42.5%, -2), and by far against Eric Zemmour (65.5% against 35.5%) .

57% of voters certain to go to the polls

A month and a half before the first round on April 10, 57% (+2) of voters say they are absolutely certain of going to the polls in April 2022 and 27% (stable) are seriously considering it.

And 65% (+2 points) of voters who intend to vote say they are certain of their choice.

35% (-2) could change their minds by then.

Voting intentions do not constitute a forecast of the outcome of the vote.

They give an indication of the balance of power and dynamics on the day of the survey.

Survey carried out on February 27 and 28, according to the quota method, with a sample of 1,431 people representative of residents of metropolitan France aged 18 and over, including 1,330 registered on the electoral lists.

Margin of error between 1 and 2.6 points.