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Where The French Presidential Race Stands Ahead Of Sunday's Vote

NPR
Published May 5, 2017 at 1:52 PM EDT
The election campaign posters of French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron (left) and Marine Le Pen, ahead of the second and final round of the French presidential election on May 7. (Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images)
The election campaign posters of French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron (left) and Marine Le Pen, ahead of the second and final round of the French presidential election on May 7. (Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images)

France’s presidential election is Sunday, with voters set to choose between centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen.

With the election coming over a three-day holiday weekend, some political observers worry that voter turnout will be low. Here & Now‘s Robin Young gets the latest from NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley (@ElBeardsley).

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