Poll after prison sentence: 49% of French want Marine Le Pen to run for president

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2025-04-04 18:52:00 | Bota

Poll after prison sentence: 49% of French want Marine Le Pen to run for

Within a month, the percentage of French people who want Marine Le Pen to run for President has increased by 7%, despite the court's decision to jail the leader of the National Front for 4 years after she was convicted of embezzlement of public funds.

Almost one in two French people (49%) want Marine Le Pen to run in the next presidential election, according to an Ifop-Fiducial poll for Sud Radio, conducted following her conviction in a case involving aides to MEPs.

At the same time, 51% of respondents do not want the National Front leader to be able to run for the Elysée presidency, 7% less than a previous poll conducted at the end of February.

However, according to the same poll, only 37% of French people believe that Marine Le Pen will finally be able to stand as a candidate, a percentage reduced by 37 points in a month. Only those who say they support the National Front (69%) believe that their party's candidate will be able to stand as a candidate in the next election.

The vast majority (79%) of respondents consider Marine Le Pen to belong to the far right.

The poll was conducted online on April 1 and 2 among a representative sample of the French population of 1,000 people aged 18 and over. The margin of error is 2.8 to 3.1 points. (A2 Televizion)

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