French Establishment in Disarray as Le Pen, Macron Go to Runoff
- Republican and Socialist candidates eliminated in first round
- May 7 runoff between two radically different visions of France
Le Pen, Macron to Faceoff in Presidential Runoff
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French voters face two radically different visions of the country’s future after centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen won the first round of the French presidential election, triggering a runoff on May 7.
Macron, a first-time candidate and political independent, had 23.8 percent in Sunday’s election and National Front leader Le Pen had 21.5 percent, according to results from the Interior Ministry based on 97.4 percent of votes counted. A snap poll released late Sunday suggested Macron would defeat Le Pen by more than 20 percentage points in the second round.