Current French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen set to battle for chair in Runoff on April 24, according to preliminary expectations by four pollsters after the closing of the vote on Sunday.
Macron is expected to score 28.1%-29.7% in The first round Luban 23.3%-24.7%, with The best candidates move to second-round water flow on April 24, according to polling companies forecast for French TV channels based on a sample of votes.
The performance By Macron appears to be stronger than polls predicted in The run-up to me vote. far-left Candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon is expected to come in third with 19.8%-20.8% and far-right informant Eric Zemmour 6.8%-7%, with candidates of The traditional left And trailing right away behind.
Valerie Pecres of the right-wing Republicans was 4.3%-5%, in disastrous performance by party of Expectations showed that former President Nicolas Sarkozy. It was expected that the Socialist Party candidate Anne Hidalgo face electoral doom with a score of just 1.8% -2.0%.
The final-round However, the duel between Macron and Le Pen set to be much narrower than the runoff between them in 2017, when current The president crushed Le Pen with 66% of The vote.
though her opponents accusing her of To be bent on extremism on Division of society, Le Pen has with Some success cultivate show a more Moderate picture and anxiety with Voters’ daily worries like rising the prices.
By contrast, Macron campaigned relatively little, admitting to running in the election campaign Later than it was wished because of war in Ukraine.
About 48.7 million voters were eligible to vote vote in Election after unusual campaign Overwhelmed by Russia invasion of Ukraine.
Forecasts are compiled by existing survey companies on a sample of votes From specially selected polling stations from all over the country. They have generally proven to be very accurate in past elections.
central discussion
pivotal moment in The next The theater of The campaign likely to come on April 20 when the two candidates set Involved in TV debate broadcast live on national the television.
The final discussion in The past It had a decisive effect on The result of The vote Like in 2017, when Macron was seen as having the upper hand in exchanges with Le Pen is confused.
Macron expects for The next Two weeks to put in his diplomatic efforts on Ukraine crisis one side and focus more sincerely on Campaigns in Trying to find the electoral momentum that has so far eluded him team.
This is the third time that a candidate from the far-right has received made Runoff vote of French presidential elections after Marine Le Pen campaign in 2017 and its breakthrough father Jan Marie in In 2002, he shocked France, despite his defeat in the end against Jacques Chirac.
voter turnout in The survey is based on 2017 numbers
voter turnout in The first round of The French presidential voter turnout was 65%. on Sunday, according to the Ministry of the Interior, indicating a decline below 2017 elections with 69.4%.
Analysts expect this turnout for The vote in What President Emmanuel Macron is looking for second five-year termcould be the lowest since 2002, by pumping a high level of uncertainty in race.
Voting began at 8 am and will end at 8 pm at first Expectations of results is expected.
France works brochure system for Elections: Voters are obligated to vote ballots in Person, those that will be manually counted when voting closes.
Unless someone gets more from half of nationally votethere will be second and decisive round Among the two best candidates on Sunday 24th April.
Apart from Macron, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and far-left Controversial Jean-Luc Mélenchon is among the prominent figures vying to seize the presidential Elysee.
Macron, politician for months seemed like what-in to become France first president in 20 years win a second term. But this scenario is not clear in The campaign final stages as pain of inflation and of Pumps, food and energy prices have skyrocketed back as dominant electoral themes for Many families are low income. they can drive Many Sunday voters are in arms of Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, Macron’s political enemy.
Macron defeated Le Pen in a landslide to become France’s youngest president in 2017. win for The former The banker – now 44 – was seen as a victory against national populist politicscoming in waking up of Election of Donald Trump to the White House and Britain vote To leave the European Union, both in 2016.
Le Pen’s victory will be seen as a victory for Right-wing populism, in addition to electoral victories last The weekend by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic, who They both have friendly relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
far right former Zemmour TV expert made Amazing entry to campaign last year But he lost, and analysts say he actually helped Le Pen by making her appear more Moderate.
