French presidential election: Macron on 28.1% leads Le Pen on 23.3% • FRANCE 24 English

French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen came out on top of France's first-round presidential election, qualifying for the April 24 runoff, according to pollsters initial projections published on Sunday. FRANCE 24's French Politics Editor Marc Perelman tells us more.

[hawaiith]

If little Napoleon wins, then the machines voted him in.

[HH-boel]

Hmm, Le Pen is a Trump version of France.

[tharnganbenedict]

Le Pen for president. France needs change and Le Pen is the change for France and Europe. Macron is the young version of Biden and would love to change France into Somalia, Germalistan, and Swedistan. Make France great again with Le Pen leading the charge.

[michaeljohanson]

Who was president during the yellow vest protest?
Right!
Dont elect him again!

[angrybrit]

Well done France now make sure she wins

[marcleach]

Come in France
Vote la own save your country not to mention it will benefit the rest of Europe and the world as well

[maurom]

Allez Marine, allez France, support from Italy

[mediamedicmedic]

French people, now is the moment in history to save the French culture and history -- vote Le Pen!!!

[Tjb]

What I don't understand is why those people want to back a woman who is specifically said she wants to leave NATO do they not want protected or do they just want someone to take them over. Why would you want to vote for somebody who said this.

[theaussienurseflipper.]

Why Macron call Putin 2 times asking for humanitarian corridor to let the soldier out of the steel works on the outskirts of the city of Mariupol. There are reports that 3 french helicopters were shot down and a foreign ship sunk all trying to get someone or something out if the steel works. Macron better hope Putin does show the world what is hidden there, be the 24th of April. Putin got 12 days to find out what in Mariupol. Regime change is needed in France.

[maxd]

I can see that le pen is more popular among the majority of the French people, who knows maybe she will make it.

[vidadormer]

Mr Macron…please don’t fight someone else’s war…keep France, Europe and the world away from others wars …

[robertbrowne]

France can always be depended upon to elect a big blouse guy.

[lolade_akinola]

Would have loved to see macron vs melecohon debate. The French people should realize madam le pen has nothing to propose lol

[mbenj]

Do they also have voting machines??...

[tjmarx]

If these aren't the official exit polls why on earth are you quoting them endlessly? Jump video after video of third party proportional polling.

[thebinaryboy]

Wow impressive ! English-language news channel in France?

[chitchor]

Le Pen should be elected as French president and shame on the other candidates who fighted against Macron during the pass 5 years and now when they lost the 1st round they are asking to vote Macron, if they were not stood as candidate Macron should have been elected in the first round with at least 65% of vote.

[Nik_hilll]

I don't know why Peoples with English Language are worrying about French Election in Comment Section, let them do their work France and Quebec are Independent of all English Consequences. 🇫🇷

[enjayl.]

👩‍🦽 Fed up with Macron ?? .😒
Make a change ?? Explore ?? 🧭
🏃‍♀️Move on with Le Pen .
😁😁😁.