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French centrists' feuding increases odds of Le Pen-Melenchon runoff
October 30, 2026
Reuters reports that Infighting has broken out among centrist candidates for France’s presidential race, splitting the mainstream vote and making a runoff between far-right Marine Le Pen and hard-left Jean-Luc Melenchon more likely. Reuters reports that Attal stood at 13%, behind Melenchon and Raphael Glucksmann, a mainstream centre-left candidate. Reuters reports that opinion polls before next April’s presidential election show Le Penis nearly certain to qualify for a second-round runoff in May and that Melenchon is consistently nudging ahead of mainstream candidates.
Reuters reports that Infighting has broken out among centrist candidates for France’s presidential race, splitting the mainstream vote and making a runoff between far-right Marine Le Pen and hard-left Jean-Luc Melenchon more likely. Reuters reports that Attal stood at 13%, behind Melenchon and Raphael Glucksmann, a mainstream centre-left candidate. Reuters reports that opinion polls before next April’s presidential election show Le Penis nearly certain to qualify for a second-round runoff in May and that Melenchon is consistently nudging ahead of mainstream candidates.
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Reuters reports that the anxiety has sharpened tensions between Philippe and his main rival, Gabriel Attal, another former prime minister. Reuters reports that “If we keep Glucksmann on one side, Retailleau on the other, Edouard Philippe, Gabriel Attal, we’ll end up with an LFI-RN second round. The danger is simply too great.” Centre-right Edouard Philippe, President Emmanuel Macron’s former prime minister, has so far been the centre’s torchbearer.
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- Reuters — French centrists’ feuding increases odds of Le Pen-Melenchon runoff - Internazionale
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