French voters will choose between President Emmanuel Macron and far-right politician Marine Le Pen in a crucial vote on April 24.

This isn’t the first time the two are going head-to-head. In 2017, the then 39-year-old Macron beat Le Pen – becoming the youngest president in the country’s history.

CGTN’s Ryan Thompson reports from Paris.

Joining the discussion:

• Yves Sintomer is a researcher at Maison Francaise, a research center in Oxford, England.
• Remi Piet is a senior partner at Embellie Advisory.
•  Anton Fedyashin is a professor of history at American University and author of “Liberals Under Autocracy: Modernization and Civil Society in Russia.”
•  Joav Toker joins is an assistant professor at the American Graduate School in Paris.

Video from @Breakingviews: Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the French presidential election and will face far right challenger Marine Le Pen in the runoff. But the vote has revealed how divided French voters are, says @pierrebri https://t.co/qYBryzfoXv

— Reuters (@Reuters) April 11, 2022

Going into the second round of the French presidential election, incumbent Emmanuel Macron can’t rest on his laurels.

He’s on course for a far closer second-round clash than five years ago with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.https://t.co/wVvti0XOAp

— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) April 10, 2022

La bataille a commencé pour le second tour de la #presidentielles2022

Emmanuel Macron se dit, lui, "prêt à inventer quelque chose de nouveau" tandis que Marine Le Pen "appelle tous les Français […] à rejoindre le RN".

➡️ Suivez notre édition spéciale pic.twitter.com/n1EjK8fO9C

— FRANCE 24 Français (@France24_fr) April 11, 2022