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Le Pen, Melenchon head for run-off as France's political divide deepens, poll shows
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PARIS, Oct 12 - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and hard-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon widened their lead over other candidates and would face each other in a run-off in all tested scenarios, a poll showed on Monday, stressing growing polarisation as President Emmanuel Macron's era ends.
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Le Pen, Melenchon head for run-off as France's political divide deepens, poll shows
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