French President Emmanuel Macron will face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in a decisive run-off today, with the winner emerging as the next president of France. If Macron wins, he will become the first sitting president to win a re-election in 20 years. On the other hand, a Le Pen victory would see Élysée Palace being home to France’s first female president.
The French presidential election is a direct voting process conducted in two phases. In the first phase, voters whittle down a long list of prospective candidates into two. If a candidate wins over 50 per cent of the votes in the first round, he/she is elected as the president of the country. If not, as was the case this year, the second round of voting is held.
Today’s run-off is likely to see a repeat of the 2017 election in which Macron won with a huge margin of 66.10 per cent votes against Le Pen’s 33.90 per cent. However, the latest exit polls suggest the gap is narrower this time, with Macron predicted to net 57.5 per cent of the votes and Le Pen 42.5 per cent.
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