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Voting stations open in second round of French presidential election

Publish Date
Sun, 7 May 2017, 7:46PM
Opinion polls suggest Emmanuel Macron is due to win the second round (Getty Images)
Opinion polls suggest Emmanuel Macron is due to win the second round (Getty Images)

Voting stations open in second round of French presidential election

Publish Date
Sun, 7 May 2017, 7:46PM

Voting stations are open in France for the second round of the presidential election, with opinion polls indicating Emmanuel Macron is likely to beat Marine Le Pen.

Macron wants to deregulate the economy and deepen European Union integration.

Le Pen, who wants to close borders, ditch the euro currency and clamp down on migration, is closer to elected power than the far right has ever been in Western Europe since World War II.

READ MORE: Centrist Emmanuel Macron stretches lead before French vote

 

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