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Up to 48 million eligible voters are choosing one of 12 candidates after polls opened in France at 8am local time on Sunday. They will close at 7pm (6pm BST) in most places and 8pm in some larger cities.
Emmanuel Macron (pictured) is hoping to be the first sitting president to win re-election since Jacques Chirac beat Marine Le Pen s father Jean-Marie in 2002.