French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has gained some ground on her main election rivals, independent Emmanuel Macron and conservative Francois Fillon, but would still lose to either of them in the May 7 runoff for the presidency, a poll showed on Feb. 20.
Reuters: Poll shows France’s Le Pen narrows gap in presidential race
France's far-right National Front presidential candidate Marine Le Pen holds a presser at the government palace after a meeting with the Lebanese prime minister on February 20, 2017, in Beirut.