Bardella leads French presidential race as Philippe slumps and Mélenchon closes in (opens in new tab)

Jordan Bardella has strengthened his position as the frontrunner for France’s 2027 presidential election, with new polling showing the National Rally (RN) president leading comfortably in the first round and defeating former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe in a second-round contest. The May Odoxa political barometer puts Bardella at 32 percent in a hypothetical first round. […]