Macron, a pro-EU and centrist, won the presidency in 2017 after easily defeating Le Pen when voters rallied behind him in a second round to keep the far right out of power.
This year, the first round of voting led to the same battle, but Macron faces an even fiercer challenge this time, with both sides seeking to woo those who voted for Melenchon, who came third in the first round on April 10 with 22 percent of the vote.
Melenchon called on his supporters not to vote for Marine Le Pen, but he declined to call for them to vote for Macron, and said his party would hold a public debate to help guide those who supported him.
According to the results of the poll in which about 251,000 people participated and published on Sunday, more than 66 percent said they would abstain from voting, put white cards in the box or invalidate their vote, while a little more than 33 percent said they would vote for Macron, and participants were not given the option to vote. Luban.
“The result is not a directive to vote for anyone. Everyone will draw from that what he sees and give his vote to whomever he finds fit,” Melunchon’s campaign team wrote on the campaign website.
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