French presidential election round 1: Results as expected
In French presidential election In the first round on April 10, incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and leader of the far-right Democratic Party of National Unity, Marine Le Pen, ranked first and second among 12 candidates.
Predictions of polling companies show President Emmanuel Macron won 28.4% of the votes in the first round, higher than Ms. Le Pen’s 24.2%. The leader of the left-wing France Unyielding Party Jean-Luc Melenchon was third, with about 21%, while far-right anti-immigrant candidate Eric Zemmour was fourth with 7%.
12 candidates competed in the first round. If none of them receive more than 50% of the vote, the top two will face each other in round two on April 24. To date, no French presidential candidate has ever won the first round under the current electoral system.
The April 10 first-round election was marked by voter indifference, according to Ifop-Fiducial. Voter turnout was estimated at 73.3%, the lowest in the first round in the past 20 years. Although Mr. Macron is expected to be the winner of the first round, he is a polarizing figure whose approval ratings have fallen during his first term.
Mr. Macron urged voters to cast a second round of votes in a speech after polling stations closed.
“Nothing has been resolved and the debate that we will have in the next 15 days is decisive for our country and our Europe,” Macron said. “I don’t want a country France will have the only allies of populists and international xenophobia. That’s not us. I want a France faithful to humanism, with an enlightened spirit,” Macron said.
Mr. Macron is looking to become the first French president to be re-elected since former President Jacques Chirac in 2002. While polls have given him a consistent edge, the race has turned tight. in the past month.
Le Pen’s support has steadily increased in recent weeks. Although famous for her far-right policies such as strongly restricting immigration and banning the wearing of the Muslim headscarf in public places, this time Ms. Le Pen carried out a major campaign. More unified, more moderate tone and more focused on pocket-friendly issues such as the rising cost of living – a top concern of French voters.
In her speech on April 10, Le Pen pledged to become president for “all French” if she won the second round, and urged those who did not vote for Mr Macron to support her in the second round. .
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