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Macron, Le Pen head to 2nd round of French election, first projections show

Though largely expected, the results mean Macron and Le Pen will both advance to the final runoff on April 24.

Axios

Macron stalls, Le Pen gets tailwind as France goes to polls

French voters went to the polls Sunday in the lowest numbers in 20 years despite a tight race between Emmanuel Macron and nationalist leader Marine Le Pen.

Tribune News Service

France presidential election 2022: Macron to face Le Pen in second round – as it happened

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen to contest second round after voters reject Mélenchon, Pecresse and Zemmour

The Guardian - UK

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French election 2022 - live: Macron and Le Pen to go head-to-head as other candidates get behind president

Follow the latest updates as France goes to the polls

The Independent UK

French presidential election 2022: Who are the frontrunners and when do polls open?

Incumbent president is facing challenges from both far left and far right

The Independent UK

France election: voting under way with Macron and Le Pen vying closely for presidency

First round of voting, with eventual winner expected to be decided in runoff two weeks later

The Guardian - UK

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

Sunday's vote in France is the first round of a presidential election that will determine who runs the European Union's second-largest economy as the war in Ukraine rages on the bloc's doorstep.

Reuters

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French election: Polls open as Macron and Le Pen battle for Elysee

Polls opened across France on Sunday for the first round of the country’s presidential election.

Evening Standard

France's top presidential contenders: Who's proposing what

The 12 candidates in France’s presidential race are proposing drastically different ideas

The Independent UK

Orbán, Le Pen... voters are sending a chilling message to Europe’s beleaguered centre

Emmanuel Macron faces the fight of his political life as the presidential election opens today. His fate has lessons for parties continent-wide

The Guardian - UK

Low turnout as France goes to the polls to elect new president

Incumbent Macron, far-right leader Le Pen, seen as frontrunners in presidential election.

Al Jazeera

France's Macron and Le Pen head for cliffhanger April 24 election runoff

French leader Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen qualified on Sunday for what promises to be a very tightly fought presidential election runoff on April 24, pitting a pro-European economic liberal against a far-right nationalist.

Reuters

Macron's re-election bid a nail-biter in France

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is surging ahead of tomorrow's election.

Axios

Rise of the far right: will there be an election bonanza for Europe’s populists?

Soaring energy and food prices caused by war in Ukraine could hand the EU’s ‘illiberal’ leaders a major boost

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Al Jazeera

‘Sense of fatigue’ as France prepares to choose next president

France’s 12th presidential election is ‘foretold story’ or repeat of 2017 Macron versus Le Pen showdown, analysts say.

Asharq Al-Awsat

In France, a Nail-Biting Election as Macron’s Rival Surges

From the market stall outside Paris that she's run for 40 years, Yvette Robert can see first-hand how soaring prices are weighing on France's presidential election and turning the first round of voting on Sunday into a nail-biter for incumbent President Emmanuel Macron. Shoppers, increasingly worried about how to make…

The Independent UK

In France, a nail-biting election as Macron's rival surges

For months, President Emmanuel Macron looked certain to become France’s first leader in 20 years to win a second term

The Independent UK

French election race wide open as far-right Le Pen closes in on Macron after softening her image

France heads to the polls on Sunday, with Emmanuel Macron facing a far tougher test than first envisaged

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The Guardian - UK

French presidential election could see historically low turnout, pollsters say

80% of those polled felt the campaign was ‘poor quality’, with many complaining of a lack of ideas or vision

The Guardian - UK

From cat lover Le Pen to far right’s red card: French election in five moments

Candidates polish their images and rightwinger Zemmour is shown the red card by Zinedine Zidane’s brother

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 9 April 2022

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic and political crisis since the civil war. In previous weeks we've covered the recent downturn. But at the centre of it all is one family. Their history is the key to understanding the present crisis.

Reuters

Far-right mayor touts Perpignan as harbinger of Le Pen's France

In the southern French city of Perpignan, the far-right mayor Louis Aliot says he has succeeded in de-demonising his party's image and even won new supporters as he bolsters police numbers, hosts literacy classes and cleans up the streets.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron Hits Out at ‘Racist’ Le Pen as Far-Right Candidate Reaches All-Time High in Poll

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday accused his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen of lying to voters about her "racist" platform, as the gap in voter support for the two political rivals narrows down ever more. The race appears to be coming down to the two finalists of the 2017…

Reuters

France's Macron says far-right 'plays on fears' in last interview before first election round

Far-right parties play on the fears of French voters, said President Emmanuel Macron in his last slated interview ahead of the first round presidential vote on Sunday as his forecast lead over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen melted to previously unseen levels on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Putin still has friends in the west – and they’re gaining ground

The EU’s united response to the war may not last long with Viktor Orbán around. We must hope he’s not joined by Marine Le Pen, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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