Marine Le Pen poll rating shock for French politics
 

An opinion poll suggesting far-right leader Marine Le Pen could win the first round of next year's presidential election has caused a shock in France.

The survey for Le Parisien newspaper puts the National Front leader, who took over from her father Jean-Marie in January, ahead of all other candidates.

It gives her 23% of the vote, 2% ahead of both President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist leader Martine Aubry.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12660329


Note:6 March 2011 Last updated at 16:55 GMT