French President Emmanuel Macron's lead in voting intention polls for the second-round runoff vote on April 24 widened further on Tuesday, with three polls putting him at the highest level since before the first round.
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An Ipsos poll saw Macron winning 56.5% of the vote, up half a point from Friday and up 3.5 points from 53 on April 8, two days before the first-round vote in which Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen qualified for the second round.
An Opinionway poll put Macron at 56%, up two points on Friday. In an Ifop poll, Macron's share of voting intentions rose to 55%, up half a point from Monday and up three points compared to April 8.
Macron's average score in the three polls rose to 55.83%, up more than three points compared to a 52.7% average of five polls of 52.70 on April 8.
Macron won the 2017 election with 66.1% of the vote, also against Le Pen, but the race is now much tighter, with Macron suffering from criticism of his management of the COVID crisis and economic policies.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Tuesday that Emmanuel Macron was not guaranteed to win the April 24 runoff in the presidential election against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.
"The game is not done and dusted," Castex told France inter radio. "One puts Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen on the same level. But there are key differences."
Le Pen is challenging incumbent centrist Macron in the election, with opinion polls showing Macron edging ahead in next Sunday's second-round vote.
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