Mélenchon consolidates as likely second-round challenger to Le Pen

Polling shows Jean-Luc Mélenchon gaining support, particularly among youth and peri-urban voters, making a second-round face-off with Marine Le Pen increasingly probable. The piece is a campaign-trail feature rather than a hard data release, so the trajectory is directionally clear but magnitude unverified. This consolidates the far-left as the main anti-Le Pen pole ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

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