All You Need To Know About France's Presidential Election

The election campaign started amid the war in Ukraine. Polls showed an initial boost for Macron, but that has waned.

Sunday's vote will determine whether the pro-European centrist President Emmanuel Macron or the far-right, anti-immigration Marine Le Pen governs France for the next five years.

WHO WILL WIN?

Opinion polls point to Macron as the likely winner but with a much smaller margin than in 2017, when he beat Le Pen with 66.1% of the vote. A Le Pen win cannot be ruled out, even if it is the less likely of the two scenarios.

WHAT WILL BE DECISIVE?