[x0137294744532]

It is safe to say that the conservatives and leftists are more anti-Le Pen than pro-Macron, and they represent about 40% of the population according to the first round of the election.

Considering that Le Pen gained only a few extra votes compared to the first round, it can be said that about 2/3 of Macron's supporters in the second round are not pro-Macron but in fact anti-Le Pen.

[ikeyany]

Can we really assume that based on votes alone? Just because they didn't vote for him in the first round doesn't mean they don't like him.

[x0137294744532]

According to a poll from Kantor Public onepoint/TF1, of the people who voted Macron, 36% voted to support Macron and 64% voted to prevent Le Pen.

[ikeyany]

I was hoping for answers that weren't poll-centered. As we saw in the US election, what people say they want and what they actually want can be very different.

[user5994461]

He's an unknown candidate that showed up at the last minute. People who voted on the first round weren't necessarily aware he was an option.