China News Service, April 15 (Xinhua) According to a comprehensive report, the second round of the French presidential election will be held on April 24. At present, the current French President Emmanuel Macron is temporarily leading in the polls.
Data map: French President Emmanuel Macron.
On April 13, local time, the French Constitutional Council announced the final results of the first round of the French presidential election in 2022.
Macron and far-right party "National League" presidential candidate Marine Le Pen entered the second round with 27.85% and 23.15% of the vote respectively.
Macron is expected to win 55 percent of the vote in the second round of the general election, ahead of rival Marine Le Pen by 10 points, according to the latest poll conducted jointly by Ipsos and Stya.
According to the poll results of the French "Institute of Public Opinion" on the 13th, Macron's approval rate was 53%, and Le Pen's approval rate was 47%.
FILE PHOTO: French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen.
According to reports, on the 14th local time, Macron won the support of the former French President and former Socialist Party leader Hollande.
Hollande called for a vote for Macron in the election for "France and its cohesion, its future in Europe and its independence".
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy also said on his personal social media that he "will vote for Macron".
April 20 will usher in a key moment in the French general election campaign, when French TV will broadcast live the debate between the two candidates.