Two of the most contrasting candidates in this year’s French election have made it through the first round. The independent centrist candidate, who founded the ‘En Marche’ party after moving out of the Socialist Party, is the most pro-EU candidate in this year’s election. In contrast to that, Marine Le Pen is the most anti-EU candidate in this year’s election. She has promised to strengthen France’s border, cancel the Shenzhen treaty and hold a referendum within six months of her becoming President to decide France’s future in the bloc. These two top winners of Sunday’s first round of election make the round two similar to a referendum on EU and that is what makes the path to Presidency difficult for both.
There were 11 candidates in this year’s election and only three of them were euro skeptics. It is unlikely that voters who supported these three candidates, Marine Le Pen, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and Dupont Aignan will not be likely to support Mr. Macron’s Presidential bid. According to the latest count, these three candidates together received 45.7 percent of the votes. If Madame Le Pen can convince these EU-skeptics that she is the best candidate to serve them, then she has a fight. All the polls have so far predicted a decisive victory for Macron in the second round.
