French centrists' feuding increases odds of Le Pen-Melenchon runoff

Straits Times30 October 2026, 07:06 UTCFrance

PARIS, Oct 30 - Infighting has broken out among centrist candidates for France's presidential race, splitting the mainstream vote and making a runoff between far-right Marine Le Pen and hard-left Jean-Luc Melenchon more likely.

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