What to know about the French presidential election of 2022

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PARIS — Voters will head to the polls for the first round of France’s presidential election on Sunday, with President Emmanuel Macron seeking a second five-year term.

While polls long suggested Macron was the strong favorite, the far right has closed the gap over the past few days, and the far left also has made limited gains.

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Only the first round’s two top candidates will move forward to the runoff vote, set for April 24. Macron is expected to be one of those to advance, but there’s still potential for the order of finish Sunday to be a surprise.

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What to know

Who are the leading candidates?What’s important to know about Macron, Le Pen and Mélenchon?What are the chances that Macron loses the first round?What issues are on the minds of French voters?What does the election mean for other countries?