Emmanuel Macron regained some momentum over far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, as France enters the final week of a closely watched election.
Two polls released Monday showed Macron’s lead over Le Pen growing slightly. He would beat the nationalist leader 56%-44% in Sunday’s runoff, according to a poll conducted by Ipsos-Sopra Steria for France Info and Le Parisien, compared with 55.5%-44.5% two days earlier.
A separate survey by Ifop-Fiducial for LCI, Paris Match and Sud Radio placed Macron ahead in the runoff, with 54.5% to 45.5% of voting intentions, up from 53.5%-46.5% three days earlier.
