The leader of the far-right party Marine Le Pen is leading during the first round of the presidential election, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of France reported on April 10. According to the primary data of the department, the leader of the party "National Rally" Marine Le Pen, is leading during the first stage of the presidential elections with 27.8% of the vote. The second place of the rating is still occupied by the current head of state Emmanuel Macron with a rating of 26.2% of the vote.

    Recall that the election of the head of state is held in France in two stages. If at the first stage there was no candidate who received more than 50% of the vote, then the second stage will have to pass, which is scheduled for April 24. A total of 12 candidates are participating in the elections.

    It should be noted that Marine Le Pen stated that France does not benefit from sanctions against Russian energy raw materials, so she is against such measures. She also promised to restore order in France during the five years of her rule.