(BUTTON) Click here to searchsearch News|Elections Months until presidential vote, a far-right surge jolts France -- -- Months until presidential vote, a far-right surge jolts France Concerns grow as polls for next year’s election show Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen with the backing of nearly a third of French voters. From left: Marine Le Pen, Emmanuel Macron and Eric Zemmour [Reuters] -- -- Paris, France – With about six months to go, the 2022 presidential election is already a major talking point in France. Much of the French media is not focused on Macron’s chances of becoming -- -- rather on the rise of the far right. In the latest election poll, published on October 6, two far-right figures are predicted secure 32 percent; 17 percent for Eric Zemmour and 15 percent for Marine Le Pen. -- -- rhetoric. Mondon described Le Pen’s election poster as a “desperate attempt to pretend that she’s addressing the mainstream”. -- -- Its green background implies a pivot towards climate issues, there is an absence of party names – long seen as obsolete in French presidential elections – and the “Libertés, libertés chéries” (Liberties, cherished liberties) tagline is taken from the French national anthem, but nods to France’s vaccine denying crowd, said -- -- Mondon. Le Pen’s main challenge in these elections, Mondon said, is that the “whole spectrum has moved to the right, which means that it’s very crowded for her now”. -- -- The Greens, known as Europe Ecologie-Les Verts, was the only group to organise a primary election in France, with 122,000 voters registering to vote for their top candidate – a record for the party. -- -- Paris. “She’s going into this election trying to save the party instead of hoping to win or even to qualify for the second round,” he said. “The French left is in an absolutely catastrophic situation.” -- -- Meanwhile, as the left scrambles for support and the right and far right fight amongst themselves, Macron continues to govern. He is expected to announce his bid for re-election next year. According to some media reports, many who voted for Macron in the -- -- French poll puts far-right pundit Zemmour ahead of Le Pen Survey suggests Eric Zemmour is now the most popular opponent of President Emmanuel Macron before the 2022 election. Published On 6 Oct 20216 Oct 2021 * -- -- * Macron, Le Pen fail to gain traction in French regional elections Meanwhile, conservatives surged ahead in the poll, a dress rehearsal for next year’s presidential vote.