Macron faces Le Pen challenge as polls open in French election first round – BBC News

Voters in France have started casting their ballots in the opening round of a presidential race that could produce an extremely close result.

Emmanuel Macron has a fight on his hands from far-right challenger Marine Le Pen, who has been galvanised by a slick election campaign.

Forty-nine million people are eligible to decide which two of 12 candidates should take part in the run-off vote.

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