French presidential election set for April 23 and May 7, 2017

  04 May 2016    Read: 1034
French presidential election set for April 23 and May 7, 2017
The two rounds of France`s 2017 presidential elections will take place on April 23 and May 7, the government announced on Wednesday.
Opinion polls show former prime minister Alain Juppe from the center-right Les Republicains party is the front-runner.

Far-right party leader Marine Le Pen is seen making it to the run-off between the top two candidates after the first round, but then losing.

Parliamentary elections will take place right after, on June 11 and June 18.

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