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France Votes for Macron or Le Pen, Globalization or Populism
- Le Pen voted in former mining town, Macron on Channel coast
- Macron credited with double-digit lead in last polls Friday
Macron Says A New Chapter in Our History Has Been Opened
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French voters are going to the polls to pick their new president, faced with a stark choice between centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen, and between globalization and populism.
Balloting is taking place in Sunday’s runoff election after a bitter campaign that culminated in an acrimonious debate between the two candidates on Wednesday and a statement from Macron’s camp late Friday that their emails had been hacked. Macron, 39, held a commanding lead in opinion polls going into the legally enforced campaign blackout, which started at midnight Friday. Le Pen, 48, is on track to deliver the strongest-ever showing in a presidential election for her National Front party.