France Presidential Election 2017 – Macron tops French first round to fight Le Pen for presidency

Pro-European Emmanuel Macron will face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the second round of France’s presidential election, projections showed Sunday, making him clear favourite to emerge as the … Macron was projected to win 23-24 percent in Sunday’s first round, slightly ahead of National Front (FN) leader Le Pen with 21.6-23 percent, according to estimates…