French President Emmanuel Macron was in the pole position to win re-election today in France’s presidential runoff, yet his lead over far-right rival Marine Le Pen depends on one major uncertainty: voters who decide to stay home.
A victory in the runoff vote would make Macron the first French president in 20 years to win a second term.
All opinion polls in the past few days converge toward a victory for the 44-year-old pro-European centrist — yet the margin over his nationalist rival appears uncertain, varying from 6 to 15 percentage points, depending on the poll.
Polls also forecast a possibly record-high number