In France, voting for presidential election has begun at 8 am local time amid high security following a deadly attack on Paris police three days ago. About 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers are being deployed across the country to secure polling. <br/><br/>Eleven candidates are vying to be the country's next president, with leading candidates spanning the political spectrum from far-left to far-right. The two with the most votes will go to a run-off round in a fortnight's time. <br/><br/>Four candidates are currently seen as being within reach of the presidency: the conservative Fran'ois Fillon, the far-right leader Marine Le Pen, liberal centrist Emmanuel Macron and the far-left's Jean-Luc M'lenchon.<br/>'<br/>Meanwhile, French nationals from Puducherry and regions coming under the jurisdiction of that nation's consulate, cast their votes in the first round of French Presidential elections. Polling which began at 8 AM would go on till 7 PM.<br/><br/>