France's Le Pen suffers high profile defection to rival Zemmour


  • World
  • Sunday, 13 Feb 2022

FILE PHOTO: Marine Le Pen, leader of French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party and candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, reacts during a political campaign rally in Reims, France, February 5, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was dealt a fresh blow on Sunday as her party's only senator became the latest member to throw his support behind rival Eric Zemmour ahead of April's election.

Polls currently show Le Pen reaching a second round run-off against President Emmanuel Macron, who is then seen winning a second five-year term in office.

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