French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le PenBRUSSELS, Apr 10 French President Emmanuel Macron is gaining 24.7% in the first round of the presidential election, the leader of the right-wing National Rally party Marine Le Pen — 23.5%, the Belgian broadcaster RTBF reports, citing exit-poll data. The leaders are followed by the head of the far-left party Defiant France» Jean-Luc Mélenchon with 19% of the vote. Center-right Republican candidate Valerie Pekress and far-right Eric Zemmour are tied for fourth with 8%. minor incidents at the polling stations in FranceThe French elect a head of state for a five-year term. In the event that none of the candidates receives an absolute majority (50% plus one vote) in the first round, a second one will be held. It is scheduled for April 24. As of 17:00 local time, the turnout was 65%, down 4.2% from the previous election.
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