Centrist presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen traded campaign blows across Paris on May Day, as France's most crucial election in decades entered its final week. She said at the weekend she had no more contact with her father and was not responsible for his 'unacceptable comments'. Between them Le Pen and Macron gathered only 45 per cent of votes in that round, which eliminated nine other candidates. The second round will take place in the middle of a weekend extended by a public holiday. That has fed speculation that a high abstention rate could favour Le Pen, whose supporters typically tell pollsters they are staunchly committed to their candidate.

Source: The Star May 01, 2017 12:22 UTC