March 21: French voter intentions for presidential race

Opinion survery conducted by CSA polling agency for BFM television, 20 Minutes daily, and RMC radio.

This survey raises questions about who will come third in France's presidential race. A rise in voter intentions for left-wing candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon (13%) and declining support for far-right leader Marine Le Pen (13.5%), have put the pair in a technical tie with centrist François Bayrou (13%).

CSA's poll showed Nicolas Sarkozy enjoyed a small lead (30%) over his main challenger, Socialist Party candidate François Hollande (28%) in the first round of the French presiential race.

Green candidate Eva Joly continued to struggle, with only 2% support, the study showed.

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