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The Independent UK

French election: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen cast votes in battle for presidency

Millions are voting in the race between the centrist incumbent and his far-right rival

Evening Standard

Incumbent Macron fights far-right Le Pen for French presidency

French voters began casting their ballots on Sunday in the presidential run-off between centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen. Most commentators suggest the level of abstention will have a crucial impact on the outcome.

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A divided France and a Germany unsure of its identity threaten Europe’s future

In a time of multiple crises and dangers, the EU needs urgently to recover a sense of common purpose

The Guardian - UK

EXPLAINER: How France's old-school voting system works

French voters in the presidential election are using an old-school voting system that has defied calls for more flexibility or modernization

The Independent UK

Not just exit polls: Why French election projections are almost always correct

While most countries rely on exit polls to declare elections winners, at the risk of jumping the gun, pollsters in France base their estimates on actual ballots counted – a system made possible by the staggered closure of polling stations across the country.

France 24

French election 2022: Voting under way in presidential runoff

French voters to choose between centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right politician Marine Le Pen.

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Voting opens in France runoff between Macron and Le Pen

France began voting in a presidential runoff election Sunday in a race between between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right politician Marine Le Pen

The Independent UK

As it happened: Voter abstention at 28% in French presidential run-off, up 2.5% from 2017

Emmanuel Macron was elected to a second term as French president on Sunday with 58.2% of the vote, according to an estimate from the Ipsos polling institute. Voter abstention was put at 28%, the highest in 50 years. Read FRANCE 24's live blog to see how all the day's election…

France 24

France's Macron defeats far-right, pledges change

Emmanuel Macron comfortably defeated far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday, heading off a political earthquake for Europe but acknowledging dissatisfaction with his first term and saying he would seek to make amends.

Reuters

Macron vs Le Pen vote ‘like choosing plague or cholera’ say fed-up French

Emmanuel Macron faces a tighter race against far-right Marine Le Pen. French voters head to the polls today.

Daily Mirror

'I fear for my Muslim family and friends in France if Marine Le Pen wins election'

While I have no great respect for Macron, I see him as the lesser of two evils. But how can an item of clothing even be on the agenda when France has so many socio-economic issues to deal with?

Daily Mirror

Macron aims to press home his advantage as campaigning ends

Emmanuel Macron pulled out all the stops to try to consolidate his lead over far-right leader Marine Le Pen ahead of the final ballot of the French presidential election on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Forget the presidency, I can lead France as its PM, insists Mélenchon

Veteran leftist is courting allies to help make him prime minister in June, handing him power to disrupt the winner of Sunday’s presidential vote

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The Independent UK

France heads to the polls as the world watches on

Second round of voting on Sunday sees Emmanuel Macron take on Marine Le Pen, as was the case in 2017

Evening Standard

French election: What you need to know as Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen square off in Sunday’s runoff vote

Whoever wins on Sunday will only have done so after a bitter, divisive campaign and probably with a small majority

The Independent UK

When is the French presidential election and what are the polls saying?

Incumbent Emmanuel Macron facing tight race against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in second round of vote

The Independent UK

Who is Marine Le Pen? French far-right leader into run-off election with Emmanuel Macron

Le Pen is known for pursuing policies targeting Muslims and foreign immigrants

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Reuters

Factbox-Far-right Le Pen cloaks nationalist policies with social veneer

French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen has made it to the second round of the presidential election and though she lags behind President Emmanuel Macron, polls show a much tighter race than in 2017 when he beat her convincingly.

Reuters

Factbox-Macron wants the French to work longer, shake up welfare state

President Emmanuel Macron, a former investment banker who was elected in 2017 on a promise to be neither of the left nor the right, is projected in voter surveys to win a second term against a resurgent far-right Marine Le Pen, although with a smaller margin of victory.

The Independent UK

How Emmanuel Macron met his wife

The monogamous relationship between Mr Macron and a wife 25 years his senior might seem staid by the standards of some unfaithful French presidents

Reuters

Explainer-What you need to know about France's presidential election

Sunday's vote will determine whether the pro-European centrist President Emmanuel Macron or the far-right, anti-immigration Marine Le Pen governs France for the next five years.

The Independent UK

Macron’s 24-year age gap with his wife: How does it compare with other world leaders?

Emmanuel Macron is 24 years younger than his wife, and the incoming French president is exasperated that people keep talking about it.

Reuters

Explainer-Macron or Le Pen: why it matters for France, the EU and the West

The French will decide on Sunday whether to re-elect pro-business centrist President Emmanuel Macron or blow up decades of mainstream consensus in favour of far-right Marine Le Pen.

The Independent UK

When will the French election results be announced?

An exit poll gave President Macron 58.2 per cent of the vote

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