Key facts
- Edouard Philippe's support dropped to 16% in a new poll.
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon leads Philippe with 18.5% support.
- Marine Le Pen remains the front-runner in the French presidential race.
Former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is losing ground in the upcoming presidential election, according to a poll conducted for POLITICO. The survey, carried out by Cluster 17 between October 19 and 22, shows Philippe with 16% support, a three-point drop from the previous month, placing him behind far-left challenger Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who garnered 18.5%. Both candidates trail far-right front-runner Marine Le Pen, whose campaign rally on Sunday showed no significant impact from allegations against her protégé, Jordan Bardella. Other candidates like Gabriel Attal and Raphaël Glucksmann also feature in the poll, with David Lisnard emerging as a potential concern for the conservative leader Bruno Retailleau.