The two would make it to a run-off on May 7, with Macron seen as the likeliest eventual victor in the second round, but both candidates appeared to be losing steam in the last few days of a tightly-fought campaign ahead of the first April 23 ballot, according to the poll, based on a survey of 11,601 people.
Le Pen, one of the frontrunners in the race for the Elysee, is scheduled to hold the last big rally of her campaign in Marseille on Wednesday, according to her programme. Four candidates are still in contention to make it to a second round two weeks after Sunday's ballot. As France's unpredictable presidential campaign nears its finish with no clear front-.
Le Pen has been jostling with independent centrist Macron for the lead in polls, while hard-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon and conservative Francois Fillon begin to close the gap. "We are not afraid", he told the crowd.
Conservative candidate Francois Fillon was warned about the danger on Friday, an aide said.
Macron, an independent centrist considered one of the front-runners of the vote, said in a written statement: "This event serves as reminders that the terrorist threat is still very high on our territory".
Macron recalled he has pledged to pursue military intervention in Iraq and Syria, boost intelligence services and fight against terrorism on the internet.
Fresno shooting: three killed by gunman in central California
Maria Praise told CNN she ran inside and locked the doors when she heard the sound of gunfire. "I could hear the shooting". He also was wanted for a separate killing from last week, in which a motel security guard in Fresno was gunned down.
A man arrested in France over an "imminent and violent attack" ahead of the first round of France's presidential election was also wanted in Belgium, it has emerged.
Interior Minister Matthias Fekl said the attack was to be carried out in the "next few days" as France gears up to vote on Sunday in the first round of a two-stage presidential election.
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron says the French state and the Muslim community are fighting on a "common front" against Islamic extremism.
In comments at the Rungis wholesale market outside Paris, Macron says that it's not a question of taking rights away from workers, but of lowering the 10-percent unemployment rate that has plagued France for years.
Le Pen's nationalist rhetoric and Melenchon's anti-globalization campaign have resonated with French voters sick of the status quo. Macron also paints himself as an anti-establishment figure - seeking to bury the traditional left-right spectrum that has governed France for decades. They were detained early on Tuesday in the southern port city on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack ahead of this Sunday's presidential elections. The top two candidates advance to a May 7 runoff.
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