Polls suggest that more than a quarter of French far-left Jean-Luc Melenchon’s voters might back far-right Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election on April 24
France’s traditional political structure has been fundamentally changed with the emergence of populist movements and centrist Emmanuel Macron in the previous elections, while the country’s traditional leftist party Socialists and centre-right Les Republicains nearly collapsed. voters to stop the far-right leader Marine Le Pen from clinging to power in the second round of the presidential election on April 24.
Many Melenchon voters, which could be as much as 27 percent or more, might back Le Pen in the second round, “The rationale behind far-left voters who decide to go for Marine Le Pen is to vent their anger against Macron’s policies, even though venting their anger means going against their co-workers who also fell victim to Macron,” Louati analyses.
Polls also indicate that Le Pen’s anti-NATO and anti-EU stances, joined with her message to strengthen the country’s working-class, resonate with some parts of Melenchon’s political base. Melenchon, an anti-capitalist politician, also strongly criticises both NATO and the EU.
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