May 7, 2017 8:20 AM

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Second round of vote for Presidential election in France to be held today

The second round of vote for Presidential election in France will be held today and Opinion polls have shown the centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron bagging around 62 percent votes. In the first round of the election, National Front candidate, Le Pen finished second behind Macron on 21.3 percent. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has been the target of a massive hacking attack. Macron's campaign team said hackers mixed up genuine files with fake ones in order to confuse people. <br/><br/>The Macron camp has not blamed any specific party, but said that it was clear the hackers wanted to undermine Mr. Macron ahead of second round vote. Meanwhile, French President Francois Hollande has promised a response to the hacking of Macron's campaign. <br/><br/>Today's round of vote will decide whether France's voters have rejected the two big political parties – the Socialists and the Republicans – that have governed for decades. <br/><br/>Voters will be making a decision on France's future direction and on its place at the heart of the European Union. If they opt for liberal Emmanuel Macron, they will be backing a candidate who seeks European Union (EU) reform as well as deeper European integration. <br/><br/>If instead, they choose far-right Marine Le Pen, who wants a Europe of nations to replace the EU. <br/><br/>One of the overriding issues in this election is unemployment, which is the eighth highest among the EU member states.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>

May 7, 2017 7:56 AM

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Second round of vote for Presidential election in France to be held today

The second round of vote for Presidential election in France will be held today. Opinion polls have shown the centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron bagging around 62 percent votes. In the first round of the election, National Front candidate, Le Pen finished second behind Macron on 21.3 percent. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has been the target of a massive hacking attack. Macron's campaign team said hackers mixed up genuine files with fake ones in order to confuse people. <br/><br/>The Macron camp has not blamed any specific party, but said that it was clear the hackers wanted to undermine Mr. Macron ahead of second round vote. Meanwhile, French President Francois Hollande has promised a response to the hacking of Macron's campaign. <br/><br/>Today's round of vote will decide whether France's voters have rejected the two big political parties – the Socialists and the Republicans – that have governed for decades. <br/><br/>Voters will be making a decision on France's future direction and on its place at the heart of the European Union. If they opt for liberal Emmanuel Macron, they will be backing a candidate who seeks European Union (EU) reform as well as deeper European integration. <br/><br/>If instead, they choose far-right Marine Le Pen, who wants a Europe of nations to replace the EU. <br/><br/>One of the overriding issues in this election is unemployment, which is the eighth highest among the EU member states.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>

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