Ifop pollsters expected a tight fit in the run-off, with Macron receiving 51 percent to Le Pen’s 49 percent. In 2017, Macron received 66.1 percent of the vote.
وقال Macron France and Europe are facing a decisive moment, he said, adding that the French can count on him. . added "I extend my hand to everyone who wants to work for France".
As for Le Pen, she said she is the one who can protect the weak and unite a nation fed up with its elite. She said to her supporters who were cheering for her "We will win!". She added in Paris that the run-off "It will be the choice of civilization".
Macron received between 28.1 and 29.5 percent of the vote in the first round, while Le Pen received between 23.3 and 24.4 percent, according to separate estimates from polls conducted by the French Foundation for Public Opinion, Opnion Way, Ilep and Ipsos.
These estimates, which are published at the end of the voting period, are usually very reliable in France.
An official confirmation of the results is expected later today. If confirmed, this outcome will set the stage for a confrontation between Macron, the economic liberal with a worldview, and a deeply Eurosceptic nationalist who, until the Ukraine war, was openly admiring Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Quad support for Macaron
The winner of the Elysee will depend on voters who have voted for Macron and Le Pen’s rivals.
Conservative candidate Valerie Pecres, socialist Anne Hidalgo and Yannick Gadeau of the Green Party and Fabien Roussel of the Communist Party all said they would support Macron to counter the radical right.
Interval negotiations "So that France does not fall into the hatred of all against all, I solemnly invite you to vote on April 24 against the candidate of the radical right, Marine Le Pen.".
Pecris warned of "Serious consequences" If Macron does not win the runoff. Le Pen said to the fans cheering "We will win! We will win!"She wants to unite all the French.
She added that the run-off "It will be the choice of civilization" And that its program will protect the weak and make France independent.
Zemmour supports Le Pen
For his part, Zemmour, who won about seven percent of the votes in the first round of the elections, called for voting for Marine Le Pen in the second round.
Zemmour said in front of his supporters "I have differences with Marine Le Pen. But in front of her is a man who brought in two million immigrants and never mentioned the issue of identity. I will not deceive my opponent"calling them to "Vote for Marine Le Pen".
Macron wants a rare second term
No French president has won a second term in the past two decades. And about a month ago, Macron was comfortably headed for this, leading in the polls thanks to strong economic growth, a divided opposition and his role as a political leader in trying to avert war on Europe’s eastern flank.
But he paid the price for running the election campaign late, during which he avoided touring markets in regional areas in favor of one large electoral rally outside Paris.
Nor was a plan to get people to work longer to be popular, enabling Le Pen to narrow the gap in the polls.
In contrast, Le Pen toured for months in towns and villages across France focusing on the cost-of-living issues plaguing millions and tapping into anger at the political elite.
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While setting expectations Macron In first place, ahead of Le Pen, other candidates conceded defeat. They all urged, except for another right-wing candidate, Eric beepVoters to support the incumbent president to close the door to the radical right.
Ifop pollsters expected a tight fit in the run-off, with Macron receiving 51 percent to Le Pen’s 49 percent. In 2017, Macron received 66.1 percent of the vote.
وقال Macron France and Europe are facing a decisive moment, he said, adding that the French can count on him. “I extend my hand to everyone who wants to work for France,” he added.
As for Le Pen, she said she is the one who can protect the weak and unite a nation fed up with its elite. “We will win!” she told her supporters, who were chanting. In Paris, she added, the runoff “would be a choice of civilization.”
Macron received between 28.1 and 29.5 percent of the vote in the first round, while Le Pen received between 23.3 and 24.4 percent, according to separate estimates from polls conducted by the French Foundation for Public Opinion, Opnion Way, Ilep and Ipsos.
These estimates, which are published at the end of the voting period, are usually very reliable in France.
An official confirmation of the results is expected later today. If confirmed, this outcome will set the stage for a confrontation between Macron, the economic liberal with a worldview, and a deeply Eurosceptic nationalist who, until the Ukraine war, was openly admiring Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Quad support for Macaron
The winner of the Elysee will depend on voters who have voted for Macron and Le Pen’s rivals.
Conservative candidate Valerie Pecres, socialist Anne Hidalgo and Yannick Gadeau of the Green Party and Fabien Roussel of the Communist Party all said they would support Macron to counter the radical right.
“So that France does not fall into the hatred of everyone against everyone, I solemnly invite you to vote on April 24 against the candidate of the radical right, Marine Le Pen,” Hidalgo said.
Pecres warned of “serious consequences” if Macron did not win the run-off. “We will win! We will win!”
She added that the run-off would “be the choice of civilization” and that its program would protect the weak and make France independent.
Zemmour supports Le Pen
For his part, Zemmour, who won about seven percent of the votes in the first round of the elections, called for voting for Marine Le Pen in the second round.
Zemmour told his supporters, “I have differences with Marine Le Pen. But there is a man in front of her who brought in two million immigrants and never mentioned the issue of identity. I will not deceive my opponent,” calling on them to “vote for Marine Le Pen.”
Macron wants a rare second term
No French president has won a second term in the past two decades. And about a month ago, Macron was comfortably headed for this, leading in the polls thanks to strong economic growth, a divided opposition and his role as a political leader in trying to avert war on Europe’s eastern flank.
But he paid the price for running the election campaign late, during which he avoided touring markets in regional areas in favor of one large electoral rally outside Paris.
Nor was a plan to get people to work longer to be popular, enabling Le Pen to narrow the gap in the polls.
In contrast, Le Pen toured for months in towns and villages across France focusing on the cost-of-living issues plaguing millions and tapping into anger at the political elite.