Final duel: in France they choose president of country

On Sunday, the second, final, tour of the presidential election will be held on Sunday, the current French leader Emmanuel Macron and leader of the Ultra Party “National Association” Marine Le Pen.

are fighting for the post of head of state.

The French will be able to vote in polling stations from 08:00 local time (10:00 Baku time). Most of the sites will work until 19:00 (21:00 Baku time), however, in large cities, in particular, in Paris, Bordeaux, Toulouse, voters, voters will be able to vote until 20:00 (22:00 Baku time).

48.7 million voters are registered in France, 1.4 million of them live outside the French territory, they will be able to vote in consulates.

According to recent surveys, the current president of France has a better chance of winning than Le Pen. However, according to analysts, his chances to win are not as obvious as in the past elections in 2017. Sociological studies this week showed a more significant advantage of Macron over Le Pen. Interfax writes that the results of one of the French institutions of public opinion published on Friday testified that a hypothetically acting French president could receive 53% of the vote in the second round, the leader of the National Association – 47%.