France's Interior Ministry counting, 69.5% of votes counted

  • Le Pen 23.06%
  • Macron 23.12%

Earlier posts ... in a nutshell Le Pen the early leader, Fillon has conceded, Melenchon is spitting the dummy. As larger city votes are counted Macron is expected to pull ahead of Le Pen (as he has now done) and Macron and Le Pen are through to the final, round 2 election:

  • French election: Here's the next counting update
  • French election: Counting update and EUR update too
  • Opinion polls for 2nd round released: 60%+ Macron, Le Pen around 40%
  • French election - Half votes counted now: Le Pen 24.13%, Macron 22.42%
  • 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