Macron, the front-runner, extended his lead over Le Pen after a strong performance in a televised debate Wednesday, according to an Elabe poll published Friday. It showed 62 percent of voters backing Macron and 38 percent favoring Le Pen.
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MARINE’S MORALE
The mood in Le Pen’s camp has soured, Nicholas Vinocur reports.
Off the record, on the sidelines and in far-right chatrooms, the pro-Le Pen camp is starting to let its disappointment show.
“Clearly, the job was not done properly,” one National Front cadre said.
If Le Pen loses, expect senior aides to be held accountable and followers to wake up with a bad case of political hangover.
Read the full piece here.
The mood in Le Pen’s camp has soured, Nicholas Vinocur reports.
Off the record, on the sidelines and in far-right chatrooms, the pro-Le Pen camp is starting to let its disappointment show.
“Clearly, the job was not done properly,” one National Front cadre said.
If Le Pen loses, expect senior aides to be held accountable and followers to wake up with a bad case of political hangover.
Read the full piece here.
WHERE WILL THE CANDIDATES BE TONIGHT?
Both Macron and Le Pen have two venues booked for tonight. They will be watching the results from their campaign headquarters and move on to a new location if they win. Le Pen will be watching the results in the 8th arrondissement. From there, she will join her team and supporters at the Chalet du Lac in the 12th arrondissement.
Macron will be stationed in the 15th arrondissement, at Rue de l’Abbé-Groult. If he wins, he will move to the plaza in front of the glass pyramid at the Louvre, which was recently reopened after a security scare.
Both Macron and Le Pen have two venues booked for tonight. They will be watching the results from their campaign headquarters and move on to a new location if they win. Le Pen will be watching the results in the 8th arrondissement. From there, she will join her team and supporters at the Chalet du Lac in the 12th arrondissement.
Macron will be stationed in the 15th arrondissement, at Rue de l’Abbé-Groult. If he wins, he will move to the plaza in front of the glass pyramid at the Louvre, which was recently reopened after a security scare.
A HISTORIC MOMENT?
French daily Le Parisien asks readers: Will this election be a historic turning point?
Vote here to weigh in and take a look at results.
At the time of writing, 53.5 percent of respondents thought today’s vote would mark a historic change in French politics, versus 46.5 percent who didn’t.
French daily Le Parisien asks readers: Will this election be a historic turning point?
Vote here to weigh in and take a look at results.
At the time of writing, 53.5 percent of respondents thought today’s vote would mark a historic change in French politics, versus 46.5 percent who didn’t.
TURNOUT
Harris Interactive maps out the trend in voter participation on election day from 1969 to 2017.
Harris Interactive maps out the trend in voter participation on election day from 1969 to 2017.
Évolution de la participation à midi à l'élection présidentielle depuis 1969 (2ème tour) #Presidentielle2017 pic.twitter.com/1p112famQd— Jean-Daniel Lévy (@jdlevy) May 7, 2017
VOTING BY PROXY… FROM SPACE
Tweeting from the International Space Station, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet urged his fellow citizens to turn out and vote.
“I voted by proxy, so there’s no excuse!” he tweeted.
Pesquet, the unofficial photographer on board the ISS, has been posting pictures of his home country from space.
Tweeting from the International Space Station, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet urged his fellow citizens to turn out and vote.
“I voted by proxy, so there’s no excuse!” he tweeted.
OK faisons une petite pause dans les photos: n’oubliez pas d’aller voter auj – moi j’ai fait ma procuration, alors pas d’excuse! 😉 #Avoté— Thomas Pesquet (@Thom_astro) May 7, 2017
Pesquet, the unofficial photographer on board the ISS, has been posting pictures of his home country from space.
MACRON HQ EVACUATION ‘PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE’
French police announced that the evacuation of the Macron camp at the Louvre was a “precautionary measure” after a suspect package was found at the site. Around 300 journalists who were at the site were also evacuated. The situation has “returned to normal,” the police tweeted.
French police announced that the evacuation of the Macron camp at the Louvre was a “precautionary measure” after a suspect package was found at the site. Around 300 journalists who were at the site were also evacuated. The situation has “returned to normal,” the police tweeted.
#Louvre Il s'agit de simples vérifications en cours conduites par mesure de précaution.— Préfecture de police (@prefpolice) May 7, 2017
#Louvre Fin des vérifications, retour à la normale.— Préfecture de police (@prefpolice) May 7, 2017
AN EVEN YOUNGER MACRON
Fun pics of young #Macron and #Marine2017 in Le Parisien week end edition pic.twitter.com/rGLG6zGAlQ— Maïa de La Baume (@maiadelabaume) May 7, 2017
Bebe-Macron in Le Parisien newspaper pic.twitter.com/7CLU9UOHuG— Maïa de La Baume (@maiadelabaume) May 7, 2017
CARLA BRUNI WANTS YOU TO VOTE
In an Instagram post, the singer/model/former first lady sang La Marseillaise, France’s national anthem, with a video of a child drawing the French flag.
In an Instagram post, the singer/model/former first lady sang La Marseillaise, France’s national anthem, with a video of a child drawing the French flag.
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‘NOT TOO LEFT, NOR TOO RIGHT’
The Macron camp faced a dilemma about where to host tonight’s celebration if he wins. Place de la Bastille was rejected because right-wing presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac — as well as outgoing Socialist President François Hollande — had celebrated their victories there, while Place de la République was dismissed because of the venue’s association with France’s leftist camp.
The centrist candidate was looking for a Goldilocks venue that would be “neither too left, nor too right,” the Macron camp told Le Monde. They settled on the Louvre courtyard.
The Macron camp faced a dilemma about where to host tonight’s celebration if he wins. Place de la Bastille was rejected because right-wing presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac — as well as outgoing Socialist President François Hollande — had celebrated their victories there, while Place de la République was dismissed because of the venue’s association with France’s leftist camp.
The centrist candidate was looking for a Goldilocks venue that would be “neither too left, nor too right,” the Macron camp told Le Monde. They settled on the Louvre courtyard.
ELECTION DAY SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS
Around 50,000 police officers, soldiers and paramilitary troops have been deployed across the country to ensure a smooth election day, Le Monde reports. Around 12,000 police and military officials are deployed in Paris alone.
Police patrols will be deployed around voting booths from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., when the last polls close, and then will be immediately posted to other areas to preempt celebrations and opposition protests in the wake of the result.
Around 50,000 police officers, soldiers and paramilitary troops have been deployed across the country to ensure a smooth election day, Le Monde reports. Around 12,000 police and military officials are deployed in Paris alone.
Police patrols will be deployed around voting booths from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., when the last polls close, and then will be immediately posted to other areas to preempt celebrations and opposition protests in the wake of the result.
The courtyard outside the Louvre museum in Paris, the site where Macron had planned to celebrate the election results, was evacuated following a security scare, the Associated Press reported.
Macron campaign spokeswoman Pauline Calmes told the AP the site was evacuated on Sunday as a precaution. She did not specify the nature of the threat, but says police ordered the evacuation.
POLITICOBREAKING: Macron campaign: Courtyard outside Louvre museum where candidate plans to celebrate evacuated after security alert.— The Associated Press (@AP) May 7, 2017
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