Le Pen leads polls for 2027 French presidential election

Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader of France's National Rally party, has emerged as the clear frontrunner for the first round of the country's 2027 presidential election, according to multiple recent polls. The surveys indicate she could secure about a third of the vote, positioning her as the dominant candidate as President Emmanuel Macron's second and final term concludes. A large-scale Ipsos-BVA poll of over 13,000 voters, published on September 14, 2026, projects Le Pen could win approximately 33% of the vote in the first round scheduled for April 18, 2027. A separate Toluna Harris Interactive poll, conducted between September 8 and September 10, 2026, similarly predicts Le Pen securing between 33% and 36% in the first round, ahead of all rivals. The polling data reveals a deeply polarized electorate. The Ipsos-BVA survey found that 91% of respondents expressed at least one negative feeling about the country's situation, with 68% mentioning only negative emotions such as worry, uncertainty, and anger.