Paris, Thanasis Gavos
THE Emanuel Macron and the Marin Le Pen will be the opponents for the French presidency in second round of elections on April 24as in 2017, according to the result of the first round vote.
With almost all the votes counted, o centrist Mr. Macron wins 27.6% of themthe far right Mrs. Le Pen at 23.41% and so on the left Melanson with 21.95%well above the polls.
Follow me 7.05% far-right Eric Zemourthe candidate of the right and once sovereign Republican Valerie Pekres with 4.79% and their candidate Green Yannick Zando with 4.58%.
The centrifuge moved in lower percentages Jean Lassalle with almost 3.16% the secretary of the Communist Party Fabien Russell with 2.31%the far right Nicolas Dupont-Ainian with 2.07% the mayor of Paris and candidate of the Socialists Ann Indalgo with only 1.74%, the anti-capitalist Philippe Putu with 0.77% and the far left Natalie Arto with 0.57%.
THE abstention rose to 25.14%, the second highest rate since the 2002 elections.
The Zado, Russell and Indalgo called on voters to support President Macron in the second round. Ms Pekres said she would personally vote for Macron, but urged her supporters to vote conscientiously, while Melanson asked not to give a single vote to Le Pen, but avoided calling for Macron.
Zemour and Dupont-Ainian, on the other hand, asked their constituents to support Le Pen in the second round.
THE President Macron he told his fans that “nothing is over”, asking for their support in the second round. “The discussion we will have in the next two weeks will be decisive,” he added, calling on the other candidates and the people to join a “great movement of unity and action.”
As he said in a warning against the Le Pen election, he does not want to see France have only populist and xenophobic allies.
For her part 53-year-old leader of the National Rally party called on those who did not vote for Macron to support it in the round. He said he would guarantee national independence, control immigration and restore citizen security. “I will put France in order in five years,” said Marine Le Pen.
According to a nightly poll for BFM, in the second round Macron will receive 52% of the vote against 48% of Le Pen. The poll on behalf of the TV station TF1 reduces this difference to 51% -49% again in favor of Macron.
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