French in London feel they have little choice but to choose Macron

Léa Kilvington, 21, and Manon Kilvington, 18, who says: ‘There’s no way that we can let Le Pen get to power.’ Photograph: Teri Pengilley/The Guardian

“My mother was in Auschwitz so I couldn’t possibly go for Le Pen,” said Christian Eskenazi after casting his vote at the Lycée Charles de Gaulle in South Kensington.

The retired former chief sommelier at the Garrick Club said he had no choice but to back Emmanuel Macron for a second term.