Macron won 23.8 percent of the vote in Sunday’s first round, ahead of Le Pen’s 21.5 percent. Their nearest challengers were centre right François Fillon (19.9 percent) and hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon (19.6 percent).
Most other parties are now backing Macron and he is almost certain to win the presidency in the runoff. As the following infographic shows, polls also reflect that sentiment with all them showing Macron as having a considerable lead over Le Pen as they head towards the showdown on May 7th.
If Macron does win, he would become the youngest president in French history at 39 as well as being the first who does not belong to a major political party.