Macron and Le Pen head for French election runoff

French Presidential Election 23 April 2017
Centrist Emmanuel Macron received 23.75% of the vote, with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen taking a 21.53% share. They will go head-to-head in the second round of the French Presidential election on May 7.

Resultados de Francia: Macron y Le Pen ☑ ️Macron - 23,86% ☑ ️Le Pen - 21,43% 🇫🇷

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This is the 1st time in modern French history that neither candidate from the main center-right or center-left party is headed to the runoff

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BREAKING: Macron tells : 'We're turning a page in French political history'

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Socialist candidate Hamon endorses Macron for second round, "even if he doesn't belong to the Left".

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BREAKING: Defeated French conservative Fillon calls on supporters to support centrist Macron against the far-right leader Le Pen.

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Le candidat Les Républicains, qui se présente pour la première fois à la présidentielle, a voté à Paris.

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For the first time since a while, I know that this time, my vote will matter.

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Voting in my first election in France -- and it's a big one.

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Voting underway in France. 11 candidates, 11 pieces of paper. Voters take at least 2. In booth they choose 1 and put it in envelope

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File d' attente à l entrée de mon bureau de vote à

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J'ai voté ce matin à Trappes

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plays people/glossy card on voting day with wife in conservative-bourgeois coastal town

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With campaigning over and the final polls out, has the lead over .

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The Economist’s sums up the French election after covering the candidates all around France.

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