Emmanuel Macron after the announcement of the preliminary results of the first round of the French presidential electionPARIS, Apr 11 Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron leads with 30.41% after counting 45% of the ballots in the capital region of the country, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of the left-wing France Unsubdued party, is second with 25.24%, and Marin, the leader of the right-wing Rally National party, is third Le Pen with 16.76%, according to the data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Fourth place is occupied by the far-right candidate, the founder of the Reconquest party, Eric Zemmour (7.8%), in fifth place is the candidate from the right-wing Republican Party, Valerie Pekress (6.62% ).According to the count of 86% of ballots throughout the country, Macron is in first place with 27.38%, Le Pen is in second with 25.31%, Mélenchon is third, he has 20.15%. Elections in France will be held on 24 April.
