France begins voting in second round of presidential election
Forecasts proved to be accurate for the presidential election's first round last month
People wait in line before the opening of a polling station for the second round of 2017 French presidential election at a polling station in Marseille, France, May 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
PARIS:
Voting stations opened in France for the second round of the presidential election, with opinion polls indicating Emmanuel Macron was likely to beat Marine Le Pen.
Macron, Le Pen set for French election run-off
Macron wants to deregulate the economy and deepen European Union integration, in contrast to the anti-EU and anti-immigration National Front candidate Le Pen.
Violence scars pre-election May 1 marches in France
Forecasts proved to be accurate for the presidential election's first round last month and financial markets have risen in response to Macron's widening lead after a bitter television debate earlier in the week.
Voting stations opened in France for the second round of the presidential election, with opinion polls indicating Emmanuel Macron was likely to beat Marine Le Pen.
Macron, Le Pen set for French election run-off
Macron wants to deregulate the economy and deepen European Union integration, in contrast to the anti-EU and anti-immigration National Front candidate Le Pen.
Violence scars pre-election May 1 marches in France
Forecasts proved to be accurate for the presidential election's first round last month and financial markets have risen in response to Macron's widening lead after a bitter television debate earlier in the week.