French President Emmanuel Macron leads far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of France's elections, with the rivals now set to battle for the presidency in the final round
A pivotal moment in the next stage of the campaign is likely to come on April 20 when the two candidates are set to take part in a TV debate broadcast live on national television.
Macron is expected for the next two weeks to put his diplomatic efforts on the Ukraine crisis to one side and focus more whole-heartedly on campaigning in a bid to find the election momentum that has so far eluded his team. According to the interior ministry, participation stood at 65 percent at 1500 GMT with three hours of voting left, down 4.4 percentage points from the figure at the same point in 2017.
He would also seek to consolidate his number-one position among European leaders after the departure of German chancellor Angela Merkel.
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