There can only be two – and after a tight first round election in France, those two are centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and the far-right Marine Le Pen. Now, they face off to see who will be the next president of France.
CGTN’s Kate Parkinson reports from Paris.
To discuss the outlook for the French presidency:
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- Erin Zaleski, the Paris correspondent for The Daily Beast.
- Remi Piet, a research associate in the European Union Center at the University of Miami.
- Yasser Louati, a French human rights activist.
- Ansgar Graw, senior political correspondent for Germany’s Die Welt newspaper.
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(Translation: Overview of the results: Leading candidate in each area)
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