Betting markets and political analysis show French voters evenly split on pro-NATO and NATO-skeptical candidates ahead of the next presidential election. Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leading anti-NATO candidates, together represent significant support for France's withdrawal from NATO's integrated command or outright withdrawal.
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Marine Le Pen: 33%; Jordan Bardella: 2%; Éric Zemmour: 1%; Édouard Philippe: 26%. 24h volume $467,394.
Around half of French voters back presidential candidates who object to NATO. Le Pen wants France out of NATO’s integrated command; Mélenchon wants to quit entirely. Our deep dive into how the '27 election is becoming a concern inside NATO. w/ @laukaya.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/nato... Paris retreating from the alliance is no longer a remote prospect. But it’s a move that would cost both