The opening round of the French presidential race could become a cliffhanger for Emmanuel Macron.
French voters are casting their ballots the opening round of a presidential race that could become a cliffhanger.
The president spent little time on the race, focusing instead on Europe's reaction to Russia's war in Ukraine. Socialist candidate Anne Hidalgo has struggled to be heard, while on the right Valérie Pécresse has failed to excite the Republicans. For many voters, the old stigma of voting for the far right has gone. After she was trounced by Mr Macron in 2017, Ms Le Pen rebranded her National Front as National Rally, even if many of her policies have hardly changed. She has also come across as more moderate than far-right rival candidate Eric Zemmour."The election race isn't over at all," said Brice Teinturier of polling institute Ipsos.
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