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| Two nuns wait to cast their ballots in the presidential runoff election between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, in Marseille, France, May 7, 2017. Voters across France are choosing a new president in an unusually tense and important election that could decide Europe's future, making a stark choice between pro-business progressive candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right populist Marine Le Pen. (Claude Paris / AP) |
Forecasts proved to be accurate for the presidential election's first round last month and financial markets have risen in response to Macron's widening lead after a bitter television debate earlier in the week.
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| Election campaign posters for French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen are displayed in front of the polling station where Marine Le Pen will vote in Henin Beaumont, northern France, Saturday, May 6, 2017. (AP Photo / Francois Mori) |
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| Ballot papers for the French presidential election are prepared in a polling station in Paris, Sunday, May 7, 2017. France votes Sunday in a crucial presidential runoff between centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. (AP Photo / Emilio Morenatti) |
