Article content PARIS — Voters cast their ballots across France on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election in which far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is posing an unexpected threat to President Emmanuel Macron’s re-election hopes. In contrast, the anti-immigration, eurosceptic far-right Le Pen has been boosted by a months-long focus on cost of living issues and a big drop in support for her rival on the far-right, Eric Zemmour. But those same polls said it would be tight, as Le Pen narrowed the gap, with some even seeing her victory within the margin of error. Macron and Le Pen agreed the outcome was wide open. “Everything is possible,” Le Pen told supporters on Thursday, while earlier in the week Macron warned his followers not to discount a Le Pen win.

Source: National Post April 10, 2022 14:03 UTC