For the second election in a row, incumbent president Emmanuel Macron will face off against rival Marine Le Pen in the second round of the French presidential election. Macron led the first round of voting by a margin of about four percentage points over Le Pen. Macron was ahead of Le Pen by three percentage points in the first round of the 2017 election.
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Far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon came in third, less than half a million votes from Marine Le Pen and the second round. Far-right polemicist Eric Zemmour came in fourth. Right-wing candidate Valerie Pecresse and green candidate Yannick Jadot each finished with less than 5% of the votes.
The rematch between Macron and Le Pen will take place April 24.
Macron’s mandate was marked by the yellow vests protests in 2018 and 2019, and the same forces that drew them into the streets could affect his chances of reelection. Purchasing power is the top concern for French voters, surveys show, especially with soaring energy and food inflation.
France is faring better than many of its European neighbors economically, which should help Macron. But against the backdrop of a health crisis, a war on the continent and a campaign that focused heavily on immigration issues, will the French trust Macron with a second mandate?
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