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French duel: Macron vs Le Pen fight for presidency

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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron may be ahead […]

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  1. Macron Fights to Keep Lead Ahead of Sunday’s Presidential Voting in France

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  2. French race down to Macron, Le Pen

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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    French duel: Macron vs Le Pen fight for presidency

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  1. Washington Times

    Le Pen surges against Macron ahead of French election (opens Washington Times)

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    French President Emmanuel Macron has positioned himself as the diplomatic linchpin in Western Europe’s response to the Ukraine crisis ahead of France’s election on Sunday, but a right-wing opposition candidate with a history of friendly ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin could complicate Mr.

  2. Fox News

    Déjà vu: French election rematch between Macron and Le Pen set for Sunday (opens Fox News)

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    Stakes are high in France as an election rematch between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marie Le Pen will take place this Sunday.

  3. 21st Century Wire

    French Polls Show Show Marine Le Pen Surging Towards Incumbent Macron (opens 21st Century Wire)

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    21WIRE | Macron is struggling to make headway in campaign, and may be looking at the defeat in the upcoming election.

  4. Voice of America

    Macron Fights to Keep Lead Ahead of Sunday’s Presidential Voting in France (opens Voice of America)

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    Voters in France head to the polls Sunday for the first of a two-round election that could see centrist President Emmanuel Macron become the first French leader to win a second term in nearly two decades. For VOA, Lisa Bryant reports from Paris.

  5. NBC 6 South Florida

    France's Macron to Face Far-Right Rival Le Pen in Presidential Election Runoff (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    French leader Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen are set to face off in the final vote on April 24.

  6. Shore News Network

    France's Macron and Le Pen head to April 24 election runoff (opens Shore News Network)

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    By Mimosa Spencer, Sybille de La Hamaide and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -French leader Emmanuel Macron and his strongest challenger Marine Le Pen

  7. The Guardian

    French election 2022: Projected result and latest vote tallies (opens The Guardian)

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    Emmanuel Macron is asking French voters for another term as president. The far right’s Marine Le Pen, and 10 others, are challenging him. Find out the latest results department by department

  8. KRDO

    Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen on track to advance to French presidential runoff, data shows (opens KRDO)

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    By Joshua Berlinger and Joseph Ataman, CNN Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen appear to be the leading candidates in the first round of the French presidential elections, an analysis of early results shows, setting up a rematch of the 2017 contest. Macron appears poised to take 28.

  9. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    French polls: Macron, far-right rival Le Pen face runoff (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a second five-year term, with a strong challenge from the far right.

  10. The Guardian

    French election 2020: Projected result and latest vote tallies (opens The Guardian)

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    Emmanuel Macron is asking French voters for another term as president. The far right’s Marine Le Pen, and 10 others, are challenging him. Find out the latest results department by department

  11. Sioux City Journal

    Macron challenged by far right as French vote for president (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Voters are queuing up across France for the first round of the country's presidential election. Up to 48 million French voters will be choosing among 12 candidates. French President Emmanuel

  12. France 24

    The 12 candidates in France's presidential election (opens France 24)

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    France on Sunday voted in the first round of a presidential election with Emmanuel Macron seeking a new term in the face of a challenge from the far right.

  13. New York Times

    Macron to Face Le Pen for President as French Gravitate Toward Extremes (opens New York Times)

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    President Emmanuel Macron and the hard-right leader Marine Le Pen will compete for a second time in a runoff on April 24.

  14. Sioux City Journal

    French polls: Macron, far-right rival Le Pen to eye runoff (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    French polling agency projections show President Emmanuel Macron and far-right rival Marine Le Pen leading in the first round of France’s presidential election. If borne out by official results, the

  15. Deutsche Welle

    French presidential election: Voters head to the polls — live updates | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    President Emmanuel Macron faces a crowded field in the first round of the French presidential election. While he is polling ahead of the pack, no sitting president has been reelected since 2002. DW has the latest.

  16. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    In France, it's Macron vs. Le Pen, again, for presidency (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    A man arrives to vote in the first round of the presidential election at a polling station Sunday, April 10, 2022 in the Malpasse northern district of Marseille, southern France.

  17. The Times of Israel

    Voting begins in France, with polls projecting run-off between Macron, Le Pen (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Analysts believe French president will come out ahead of far-right candidate by a handful of percentage points in round one, with the two going to a second round vote on April 24

  18. NBC10 Philadelphia

    France's Macron to Face Far-Right Rival Le Pen in Presidential Runoff (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    French leader Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen are set to face off in the final vote on April 24.

  19. Triblive

    Emmanuel Macron challenged by far right as French vote for president (opens Triblive)

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    PARIS — French voters headed to polling stations nationwide Sunday for the first round of the country’s presidential election, one that seemed for months like a shoo-in for French President Emmanuel Macron but is now a tossup amid a strong challenge from the far right’s Marine Le Pen. Macron, a

  20. NBC Los Angeles

    Emmanuel Macron to Face Far-Right Candidate Marine Le Pen in French Presidential Election, Exit Polls Show (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    French leader Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen topped the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, according to exit polls, and are set to face off in the final vote on April 24.

  21. New York Times

    Live Updates: Turnout Is Lower as Voting Begins in French Presidential Race (opens New York Times)

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    President Emmanuel Macron is expected to finish first after a muted campaign. Polls suggest that he’s likely to face the far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the second round, in a rematch of their 2017 runoff.

  22. The Times of Israel

    French exit polls predict Macron, Le Pen headed for run-off (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Incumbent leads far-right candidate by several percentage points in first round; is set to focus more on campaigning, in bid to find election momentum that has so far eluded him

  23. Al Jazeera

    Low turnout as France goes to the polls to elect new president (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Incumbent Macron, far-right leader Le Pen, seen as frontrunners in presidential election.

  24. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    French go to the polls in 1st round of presidential election (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a second five-year term, with a strong challenge from the far right.

  25. CBS News

    French voters go to the polls in 1st round of presidential election as Macron seeks second term (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Centrist President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a second five-year term, but faces a strong challenge from the far right.

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