Elections

Presidential elections kicked off in France

by Anadolu Agency

The French are all set to vote for the 12th presidential election that will take place on Sunday and April 24. The two-round majority ballot will elect the new president.

The French president is elected for a term of five years and the same president can be elected for a maximum of two consecutive terms.

Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron, 44, elected on May 7, 2017 as the youngest French president, is seeking a new mandate for a second term.

The latest elections seem to be identical to 2017, in terms of the two final candidates. Poll pundits predict a fierce clash between La Republique en Marche’s (LREM) Macron and National Rally’s Marine Le Pen.

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