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The far-right, anti-immigration National Front, led by Marine Le Pen, would match France's mainstream political parties if European elections were held this weekend, according to a poll published on Wednesday.
The survey revealed that the far-right National Front, the governing Socialist party, and the main centre-right opposition UMP were neck-and-neck on exactly 21 percent each of public support.
Public opinion firm Ifop, along with right-leaning weekly magazine Valeurs Actuelles asked respondents to choose from a series of party lists, with specific named leaders, "if the European elections were to take place next Sunday."