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The 12 candidates in France’s presidential election
5 years agoFrench far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) presidential candidate Marine Le Pen casts her ballot for the first round of France's presidential election at a polling station in Henin-Beaumont, northern France on April 10, 2022. (Photo by Denis Charlet / AFP)
France on Sunday voted in the first round of a presidential election with Emmanuel Macron seeking a new term in the face of a challenge from the far right.