Marine Le Pen's National Rally to lead snap elections, trusted most on economy, polls show

The coalition of right-wing parties led by Marine Le Pen of National Rally (RN) party is set to emerge as the single-largest party in French elections, according to opinion polls published before the elections.

Following the rout in European Parliamentary elections this month, French President Emmanuel Macron called dissolved the French parliament and called snap elections . The elections will be held in two phases on June 30 and July 7.

As per all three polls published so far, the centrist coalition of Macron is set to lose and come to the third position.

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally to be largest party

The polls conducted by Ipsos, Odoxa, and Opinionway-Vae Solis show that Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN)-led coalition will be the single-largest party.

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The Ipsos poll showed that the RN coalition will win 35.5 per cent votes in the first phase of the elections on June 30, according to Reuters.

The poll shows that the left-wing coalition called the New Popular Front (NPF) will be second with 29.5 per cent of votes and Macron’s centrists will come a distant third with 19.5 per cent votes.

As per the Odoxa poll, the RN coalition will win 33 per cent votes, the NPF 28 per cent, and Macron’s centrists 19 per cent, according to Bloomberg.

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As per the poll by Opinionway and Vae Solis, the RN-led bloc will win 35 per cent votes, the NPF 28 per cent, and Macron’s movement 22 per cent.

Why are voters turning to Marine Le Pen’s National Rally?

The voters have found Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RNP party most noteworthy on economy and public finances, according to the Ipsos poll cited by Reuters.

Of those surveyed, 25 per cent said the RN was most likely to take the right decisions on economic issues, 22 per cent for the NPF, and 20 per cent for Macron’s alliance.

To counter the surge of RN, which has been dubbed as a ‘far-right’ bloc, the left parties have come under a coalition named the NPF. Amid the surge of the right-wing bloc and the convergence of leftist parties, the centrists of Macron are staring at a rout.

If the leftists or the right-wing bloc wins, then Macron will lose control of the French domestic agenda. In France, the president runs the defence and foreign policies whereas the rest of the domestic governance is with the prime minister which these elections will elect. Macron will remain president till 2027.

The French elections will take place in the shadow the surge of right-wing forces in major European countries . In the European Union (EU) polls this month, the right-wing parties made gains. The biggest upsets for the ruling centrists and leftists were recorded in France and Germany, which have also been seen as a referendum on domestic politics.