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France chooses between Macron and Le Pen for president on Sunday

French voters are heading to the polls for the second time in two weeks to conclude a presidential election in which incumbent centrist Emmanuel Macron has the advantage in surveys over nationalist Marine Le Pen.

Tribune News Service

As it happened: Macron beats far-right rival Le Pen to win second term

Emmanuel Macron was elected to a second term as French president on Sunday evening with 58.8% of the vote, according to an estimate from the Ipsos polling institute. His far-right challenger Marine Le Pen won 41.2% of the vote in an election that saw the country’s highest abstention rate in…

France 24

Who is Emmanuel Macron? The French president and his family in profile

France’s leader is seeking to see off far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s election

The Independent UK

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Belgian media La Libre and RTBF say polls show Macron leads in French election

Belgian newspaper La Libre and Belgian public broadcaster RTBF carried reports on Sunday saying that according to two unidentified exit polls, Emmanuel Macron was leading the vote in the French presidential election with between 55% and 58% of the votes.

Reuters

French election 2022: full second round results

Emmanuel Macron has beaten Marine Le Pen in the presidential runoff and will serve another term as president of France. Reliable projections put Macron on course for 57% to Le Pen’s 43%. Find out how the race is unfolding live department by department.

The Guardian - UK

French in London feel they have little choice but to choose Macron

Blocking Marine Le Pen because of her stance on race issues was more of a priority to voters than any policies of the favourite

The Guardian - UK

Nun injured snatching knife from knifeman stabbing priest in Nice

A nun has been commended for her bravery after trying to disarm a knifeman shouting “we have to kill Macron” before attacking a priest in a church in Nice, southern France.

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Live updates | Candidates vote in French presidential runoff

The two candidates for France’s presidential runoff have cast their ballots and basked in adoring crowds outside their polling stations

The Independent UK

French voters at UK polls believe ‘big change’ coming in nation’s politics

Voters in London said they believed that far-right politician Marine Le Pen would have greater influence even if she lost the race to be president.

The Independent UK

‘There are going to be surprises’: French vote but result remains uncertain

The turnout could be the lowest for a presidential vote, which could favour challenger Marine Le Pen

The Independent UK

France and Germany could be doing more to support Ukraine, says UK minister

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky told a press conference in Kyiv that the UK, along with the US, was supplying the ‘biggest military aid’

Evening Standard

France election: polls open as Macron and Le Pen battle for presidency

Emmanuel Macron goes into the election with a reasonable lead in polls over Marine Le Pen, after a fractious campaign

The Guardian - UK

France and Germany could be doing more to support Ukraine – Dowden

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky told a press conference in Kyiv that the UK, along with the US, was supplying the ‘biggest military aid’.

The Independent UK

France's presidential rivals: Key moments, private lives

Voters are choosing between two visions of France and two very different people in Sunday's presidential runoff

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The Guardian - UK

Happening review: unflinching abortion drama that draws you in

The audience really feels the trauma of a young student’s hard choices in 1960s France in Audrey Diwan’s compelling Venice winner

Evening Standard

French election: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen cast votes in battle for presidency

Millions are voting in the race between the centrist incumbent and his far-right rival

Asharq Al-Awsat

Priest Attacked with Knife in France

A priest has been attacked with a knife in a church in Nice, southern France, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on his Twitter feed on Sunday. He said the priest`s life was not in danger and added that police have arrested the attacker. The attack came as France was voting…

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Reuters

Priest attacked with knife in Nice, France - interior minister

A priest has been attacked with a knife in a church in Nice, southern France, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on his Twitter feed on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Is England vs Ireland on TV today? Kick-off time, TV channel and how to watch Women’s Six Nations match

All you need to know ahead of the Women’s Six Nations fixture

The Guardian - UK

A divided France and a Germany unsure of its identity threaten Europe’s future

In a time of multiple crises and dangers, the EU needs urgently to recover a sense of common purpose

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How France's old-school voting system works

French voters in the presidential election are using an old-school voting system that has defied calls for more flexibility or modernization

France 24

Not just exit polls: Why French election projections are almost always correct

While most countries rely on exit polls to declare elections winners, at the risk of jumping the gun, pollsters in France base their estimates on actual ballots counted – a system made possible by the staggered closure of polling stations across the country.

Al Jazeera

French election 2022: Voting under way in presidential runoff

French voters to choose between centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right politician Marine Le Pen.

The Independent UK

Voting opens in France runoff between Macron and Le Pen

France began voting in a presidential runoff election Sunday in a race between between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right politician Marine Le Pen

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