The French Presidential Election: French Election: Macron Leads Le Pen as Runoff Looms (Published 2022)
President Emmanuel Macron will again face the far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a runoff. He will go into the second round as the favorite, having fared a little better than the latest opinion polls suggested.
The final result this time will almost certainly be much closer than five years ago. Polls taken before Sunday’s vote indicated Mr. Macron winning by just 52 percent to 48 percent against Ms. Le Pen in the second round. That could shift in the coming two weeks, when the candidates will debate for the first time in the campaign.
