Presidential elections were held in France

The leader of the first round was Emmanuel Macron. Voter turnout was 73.69%.

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The current President of France leads in the first round of the presidential elections, having received 27.25% of the votes, while his main rival Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right “National Rally,” received 26.22%. Macron and Le Pen will continue their battle in the second round, which will take place on April 24.

In the first round of the presidential elections, 12 candidates participated. Voter turnout was the lowest in the last 20 years. The third result was shown by the left candidate from “La France Insoumise,” Jean-Luc Mélenchon – 19.26%. The far-right Éric Zemmour from the “Reconquête” movement received 6.87%.

Macron and Le Pen called on the candidates to vote for them in the second round.

In the 2017 presidential elections, Macron advanced to the second round, receiving 24.01% of the votes, alongside Le Pen, who garnered 21.3%. In the second round, Macron received 66.10% of the votes and became the President of France.