• The French voted in the first round of their presidential election on Sunday.
• The centrist Emmanuel Macron placed first with 24 percent support, followed by nationalist party leader Marine Le Pen at 21 percent.
• The center-right François Fillon, the far-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the ruling Socialist Party’s Benoît Hamon were eliminated from the contest.
• A runoff between Macron and Le Pen is scheduled for May 7.
• Surveys have Macron ahead by 20 to 30 points.

Results

Candidate		Party	Support
■	Emmanuel Macron	En Marche!	24%
■	Marine Le Pen	National Front	21%
■	François Fillon	Republicans	20%
■	Jean-Luc Mélenchon	France Unbowed	20%
■	Benoît Hamon	Socialist Party	6%