French Election: Hollande Urges Nation to Back Macron and Reject Le Pen
President Francois Hollande
Paris - Arab Today
President Francois Hollande has called on French voters to reject far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and back Emmanuel Macron to succeed him.
The pair will face each other in a run-off vote on 7 May after taking the top places in Sunday's first round, with Mr Macron the current favourite to win. Hollande said a far-right victory would endanger the country.
He said: "What is at stake is France's make-up, its unity, its membership of Europe and its place in the world." His brief TV address on Monday reflected a move by much of France's mainstream to line up behind Mr Macron to try to stave off Ms Le Pen.
Earlier, defeated candidates, the Republicans' Fran?ois Fillon and Socialist Beno?t Hamon, both urged supporters to vote for Mr Macron.
The victory of Ms Le Pen and Macron meant that, for the first time in six decades, neither of France's main left-wing or right-wing parties had a candidate remaining in the election.
Source: QNA
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