An election exit poll put Emmanuel Macron just four per cent in front of the Marine Le Pen
A key exit poll puts him around 5 percentage points above her, putting the two candidates through to the second round run off on April 24, according to projections French television channels.
Polls opened across France on Sunday morning for the first round of the country's presidential election, where up to 48 million eligible voters will be chose one of 12 candidates.
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