French Voters Go to The Polls To Elect A President Tomorrow In The First Round Of Voting

 

Daily Mail: French presidential election race narrows further as shock poll shows tidal wave of support for far-Right candidate Marine Le Pen among young voters as Macron battles to remain in power in tomorrow's showdown 

* Shock YouGov poll suggests 56% of voters aged 18 to 24 will back Marine Le Pen 

* The far-Right candidate has gained popularity for campaigning on cost of living 

* She also has strong views on immigration, the French national identity and Islam 

France's presidential election race has narrowed even further as a shock poll found that most young people are planning to back far-Right candidate Marine Le Pen over Emmanuel Macron. 

A new YouGov survey this week shows that more than half (56 per cent) of voters aged 18 to 24 would back Le Pen, whose National Rally party has vowed to clampdown on immigration, reassert France's national identity and fine Muslims who wear headscarves in public.  

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French Voters Go to The Polls To Elect A President Tomorrow In The First Round Of Voting  

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