Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will go head to head on Wednesday evening at 8pm BST (9pm CET) in a live TV debate ahead of France’s second round vote on Sunday. Join us here for a running commentary from 7.30pm BST (8.30pm CET).
- Pollsters put Macron’s share of the vote at 59%, while Le Pen trails with 41%
- The gap between the two candidates in the polls has narrowed since the first round
- Take a look at the FT’s poll tracker
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