Emmanuel Macron has won the first round of the French election and will runoff against his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen on 24 April in a repeat of the 2017 presidential election. Macron staged a convincing win, receiving 27.8% of the vote compared to Len Pen’s 23.2%. “Make no mistake, nothing is decided,” Macron told cheering supporters yesterday. Far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon came in 3rd and has the unlikely role of kingmaker, telling supporters “you must not give a single vote to Marine Le Pen,” but he didn’t back Macron either… Voter turnout was higher than expected at 73%, with Le Pen performing best among 35-64yos, while Macron was favoured by over-65s. The President is firing up his campaign for round 2 after the Ukraine war demanded his attention in recent weeks.