Emmanuel Macron will go head-to-head against Marine Le Pen in the run-off election to become France’s next president after a first round vote that stunned its established parties and left voters with a choice between radically different visions for the country.
Mr Macron, an independent centrist, came out on top with 23.7 per cent of the vote ahead of Ms Le Pen, the far-right leader, on 21.7 per cent, according to three estimates for French media based on partial results.
François Fillon, a conservative former prime minister whose campaign was overshadowed by corruption charges, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a hard-left firebrand who surged in the polls in the final weeks of the campaign, both won 19 per cent.
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