Even a Le Pen Win Won’t Be Enough to Break Up Euro, Banks Say

An attendee looks towards a table selling campaign materials during a presidential campaign event in Lyon, France, on Feb. 5. Whatever the outcome of France’s presidential elections, it probably won’t raise the odds of an exit from the euro, most analysts say. The chances of anti-euro candidate Marine Le Pen winning the second round on May 7 are slim and even if she does, the National Front party leader is unlikely to get a majority in the legislative vote in June, according to banks including Barclays Plc and UniCredit SpA.