Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen have both progressed to the second round of the French election, as generally predicted. Macron won 23.8 percent of the vote in Sunday's first round, ahead of Le Pen's 21.5 percent. Their nearest challengers were centre right François Fillon (19.9 percent) and hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon (19.6 percent).
Most other parties are now backing Macron and he is almost certain to win the presidency in the runoff. As the following infographic shows, polls also reflect that sentiment with all them showing Macron as having a considerable lead over Le Pen as they head head towards the showdown on May 7th. If Macron does win, he would become the youngest president in French history at 39 as well as being the first who does not belong to a major political party.
Polls: Macron Highly Likely To Win The Second Round
French Presidential Election
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This chart shows second round voting intention in the French presidential election.
