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French presidential election: Mr. Macron leads the first round, defeats Ms. Le Pen in the second round

French President Emmanuel Macron leads the first round of the presidential election on April 10, will join far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the second round.

With 97% of votes counted in the first round of voting, 27.41% went to President Macron and 24.03% for Ms. Le Pen, according to Reuters.

With this result, Mr. Macron and Ms. Le Pen will almost certainly face each other in the second round on April 24.

The latest poll results show there will be fierce competition in the second round, with 51% for Mr Macron and 49% for Mr. Mrs. Le Penaccording to Reuters.

French presidential election: Mr. Macron takes the lead in the first round, fighting Ms. Le Pen in the second round - photo 1

Some of the latest poll results show that French President Emmanuel Macron can win in round 2

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There are 11 candidates from the left to the far right, running to replace incumbent President Macron, who also wants to become the first president to be re-elected since Jacques Chirac did so in 2002.

Polls over the past few weeks suggest Mr Macron could win on the back of an improved image with an active diplomatic role in the country. Ukraine problem, the strong economic recovery and the weakness of opposition candidates. However, his late entry into the race, high inflation and an action plan that includes raising the retirement age have all contributed to a decline in his popularity.

After the results were obtained, President Macron stressed that nothing had been decided yet and pledged to work to convince all voters to vote for him, including those who voted for the candidates. far right, according to Reuters.

Le Pen has vowed to heal divisions in France if she is elected president in a second round.

Second term beckons French President Macron

According to Radio France24, about 48.7 million voters are registered to vote, but recent surveys show that the number of non-voter voters could be as high as 25%.

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