Now playing Next France Melénchon the high-tech leftist election surprise Melénchon wows the young in French presidential election 23/04/2017
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Now playing Next France Long queues of French voters at polling stations around the world In numerous centres around the world there have been long queues of French citizens wanting to cast their ballots in the tight presidential race. 23/04/2017
Now playing Next France Marine Le Pen polishes up the FN for Élysée assault Marine Le Pen ditches the rants and turns on the charm 23/04/2017
Now playing Next United Kingdom Long lines in London for French voters French voters in London are out en masse at polling stations to cast their ballots in the country’s tight presidential election. 23/04/2017
Now playing Next France French election: A difficult choice for voters Leading up to the election, more than a quarter of voters were still undecided about who to support. 23/04/2017
Now playing Next France Socialist Hamon a campaign of hemorrhaging support Hamon a campaign of disappointment 23/04/2017
Now playing Next France Leading candidates in French election get in early to vote The leading candidates in the French presidential election have already cast their ballots, with most having voted in the morning. 23/04/2017
Now playing Next no comment President Francois Hollande votes in French election The incumbent Socialist president made the unusual move last year of pledging to not stand for re-election. 23/04/2017
Now playing Next France French election: turnout slightly down from 2012 At 5pm turnout stood at 69.42%, down from 70.59% at the same time during the last election in 2012 23/04/2017
Now playing Next France French election: The despair of voters Voters expressed despair over the choice facing France and uncertainty over the country's future. 23/04/2017
Now playing Next Canada French voters wait for hours to cast presidential ballot in Montreal In Canada many comments appeared on social media about the length of the queue and the time it took to vote in Montreal for the first round of the French presidential… 23/04/2017
Now playing Next France Preparations complete as France votes in presidential election The preparations are complete for one of the most widely anticipated French presidential elections in modern times. 23/04/2017
Now playing Next France French election: early voting in overseas territories and other countries French overseas territories and the country’s nationals abroad have been casting their ballots in the presidential election ahead of the vote on the mainland. 23/04/2017
Now playing Next France French unions and associations hold their own "first round" Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Paris calling for politicians to heed the voice of ordinary citizens. 22/04/2017
Now playing Next France France's overseas territories begin voting in presidential ballot Early voting has begun in France’s overseas territories for the first round of the country’s most closely-fought presidential race in decades. 22/04/2017
Now playing Next France Wives march through Paris in anger over shooting of policeman The women held banners reading "too young to be widows" 22/04/2017
Now playing Next France New footage shows diners taking cover during Paris shooting The footage of the attack, which left one police officer dead and two others wounded, was taken inside a restaurant close to the scene. 22/04/2017
Now playing Next Markets Investors cautious ahead of too-close-to-call French election France's CAC40 underperformed other European indexes on Friday with investors cautious ahead of the first round of the presidential election. 21/04/2017
Now playing Next Europe News Paris shooting could shift election security debate The French go to the polls this weekend but the country is still reeling from Thursday’s shooting in Paris. 21/04/2017