Interior Ministry just prior to 10pm Paris time

  • Just over 50% counted

In a nutshell:

  • Interior Ministry says count does not include big cities yet
  • LP and Big Mac through to the 2nd round

As bigger city counts come through the results are expected to tighten - we'll see.

Earlier:

  • So many numbers, where are they all coming from?
  • French election - Latest count (20mln votes), Le Pen 24.38%, Macron 22.19%French election - Early look at where the FX rates
  • Le Pen, Macron to progress to 2nd round
  • It's looking like Macron & Le Pen through so what does that mean for the Euro?
  • French election early counts - EUR up large across the board
  • French election, early count (ICYMI): Le Pen 25.1%, Macron 21.3%
  • French election - Fillon concedes defeat
  • French voter turnout slightly lower than the last election