Zemmour seen breaking Macron-Le Pen duopoly in 2022 French election - poll

FILE PHOTO: Far-right French commentator Eric Zemmour attends a meeting for the promotion of his new book "La France n'a pas dit son dernier mot" (France has not yet said its last word) in Nice, France, September 18, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

PARIS (Reuters) - The hard-right political talk-show star Eric Zemmour has gained more ground and would reach the second round runoff vote in France's presidential election next April, a Harris Interactive opinion poll showed on Wednesday.

The poll is the first since Emmanuel Macron won the presidency in 2017 to upend the long-anticipated scenario of a repeat knockout contest between Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen.