36 past the hour. incumbent french president emmanuel macron will face far-right challenger marine le pen in a run-off after both advanced in the country s first round of voting this weekend. this is le pen s third attempt at the presidency. she ran against macron five years ago when he won in a land side to become the youngest serving president in french history. yesterday s voting showed a much tighter race with macron securing 27% of votes to le pen s 24%. the far-left contender was on track to come in third at 22%. let s bring in roger cohen. he covers diplomacy for the new york times. his new reporting entitled macron to face le pen for president as french gravitate toward extremes.