Everything you need to know about the French elections
A political outsider is going to become the next president of France. It’s merely a question of which outsider: Emmanuel Macron, the pragmatic centrist who has never held elected office, or Marine le Pen, the “France first” candidate of the far-right.
Polls show Macron well ahead, and likely to capture roughly 60 percent of the vote when voters fill out their ballots this Sunday. But even in defeat, Le Pen’s results may prove historic, likely the best showing ever for her National Front party, with its mix of pro-worker and anti-immigrant views.
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