Le Pen candidate shown gaining control of Provence region in opinion poll

FILE PHOTO: Marine Le Pen, leader of France's National Rally party attends a news conference with Portugal's far-right presidential candidate Andre Ventura (not pictured) in Lisbon, Portugal, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - The far-right looked set to win control of the regional authority encompassing Provence and the French Riviera in elections in June, according to one poll which, if proven correct, would show momentum is building behind Marine Le Pen.

Le Pen's party, led by former conservative minister Thierry Mariani would come top in all alliance scenarios, according to the Ipsos Sopra Steria poll for France Television, with between 37% and 39% of the votes in the first round on June 20.