Emmanuel Macron (En Marche!)
Marine Le Pen (European Parliament)
François Fillon (EPP)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon (European Parliament)
- 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% |
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