Macron and Le Pen to run-off in 2nd round of voting on May 6 - ANZ

Based on the French election results, Philip Borkin, Senior Economist at ANZ, notes that centrist candidate Macron and far-right candidate Le Pen will run-off in the second round of voting on May 6.

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Early French presidential election results suggest centrist candidate Macron and far-right candidate Le Pen will run-off in the second round of voting on May 6.

This was broadly as expected, with polling showing Macron winning comfortably.

Interestingly, if this result stands it is supposedly the first time in modern French history that there will not be a candidate from France’s two main political parties.