Macron holds first rally as France election race tightens Stuart

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with far-right rival Marine Le Pen eating into what once seemed his unassailable lead barely a week ahead of the ballot.

The centrist Macron threw his hat into the election ring at the last moment and has been distracted byconducting diplomacy from the Elysee while Le Pen paces the country to discuss basic issues, including purchasing power.

He will make his appearance more"physical" than traditional rallies, according to his campaign team, requiring an"energetic presence" on stage.The latest Elabe poll published Saturday showed Le Pen garnering 47 per cent of the vote in a second-round run-off against Macron, who was projected to win 53 percent."Of course Marine Le Pen can win," Macron's former prime minister Edouard Philippe warned in an interview with the Le Parisien daily posted online Thursday.

Their candidate Valerie Pecresse is projected by most polls to be vying with Zemmour for fourth place after failing to find momentum in the campaign.

 

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