Macron v Le Pen in French election run-off The top two candidates - Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen - will go head-to-head in round two of the contest on 7 May The centrist Emmanuel Macron will face off with the far-right's Marine Le Pen in the battle for the French presidency in two weeks. The pair emerged as the winners overnight of the hard fought first round of the contest to replace Francois Hollande as French leader. Despite Mr. Macron being a relative political novice who has never held elected office before, polls have consistently suggested if he went up against Le Pen in the final battle he would easily win. And Mr. Macron already has the momentum on his side with the defeated socialist candidate Benoit Hamon and republican Francois Fillon pledging to throw their weight behind him to defeat Le Pen and her anti-immigration and anti-Europe policies.
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