Polls open in French presidential election as Incumbent Emmanuel Macron faces off with longtime rival Marine Le Pen – Whisper Eye

    Polls open in French presidential election as Incumbent Emmanuel Macron faces off with longtime rival Marine Le Pen





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The second round of the presidential election kicked off in France on Sunday. #FrenchElections #WhisperEyeNews

Just like five years ago, voters are choosing between current President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, the former longtime leader of the right-wing National Rally party, in a runoff.

In the first round on April 10, Macron won 27.85% of the vote. Le Pen came in second with 23.15%.

Left-wing politician Jean-Luc Melenchon, who won 21.95% and came in third, urged his supporters not to vote for Le Pen, but refused to endorse Macron. Eric Zemmour, a far-right candidate and political newcomer who came in fourth with 7.07%, endorsed Le Pen.

The abstention rate was 26.31% during the first round – the highest since 2002, according to BFMTV.

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