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  INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND OPINION FRENCH ELECTION The Presidential election began in France today morning. It will be completed by 8pm. Emmanuel Macron, the current president, is aiming for a second term. He is seen as a centrist, representing En Marche party and attracting voters from the right and left.  Le Pen, his rival is from the far-right National party The left does not want Le Pe, for obvious reasons, and thus ends up supporting Macron. Both fought the first round with other candidates. Both fought the last election too. Le Pe and her party is similar to Modi and BJP. She is against minorities, has a race bias and very pro-business houses. She supports Putin though (again similarity with home) while Macron is, obviously, against. Opinion polls have put Macron ahead. Also, latest projections too. France does not depend on exit polls (unlike other EU countries, where exits polls are allowed while voting is on). Once polls close, a sample of polling stations ...