Almost all of the results are in from the first round of the French Presidential Election (except for several Parisian districts). Emmanuel Macron of the liberal-centrist En Marche! and Marine le Pen of the far-right National Rally have proceeded to the second round, with 28.1% & 23.3% of the voteshare respectively.
Third place was Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the socialist La France Insoumise on 20.1%.
It looks like the result will depend heavily on where second-preference votes go. Almost half of the votes cast were for candidates that did not make the run-off, so those voters will either have to switch to one of the candidates that made the run-off, or abstain.
Full country graphics and district-by-district tallies (as well as the performance of the smaller candidates) is here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/n...tion-2022-projected-result-and-latest-results
Where d'we reckon second-preference votes will go? Most other candidates have either advised their supporters to vote against Le Pen, or just to do anything but vote for her. The notable exception is Éric Zemmour, a far-right columnist, who managed about 7% in the first round and who has endorsed Le Pen. However, polling shows a fairly significant proportion of left-wing supporters of Insoumise or PS will abstain in a second round.
Third place was Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the socialist La France Insoumise on 20.1%.
It looks like the result will depend heavily on where second-preference votes go. Almost half of the votes cast were for candidates that did not make the run-off, so those voters will either have to switch to one of the candidates that made the run-off, or abstain.
Full country graphics and district-by-district tallies (as well as the performance of the smaller candidates) is here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/n...tion-2022-projected-result-and-latest-results
Where d'we reckon second-preference votes will go? Most other candidates have either advised their supporters to vote against Le Pen, or just to do anything but vote for her. The notable exception is Éric Zemmour, a far-right columnist, who managed about 7% in the first round and who has endorsed Le Pen. However, polling shows a fairly significant proportion of left-wing supporters of Insoumise or PS will abstain in a second round.