Hollande Vows to Vote for Macron, Says Le Pen 'Poses Risk' to France

© REUTERS / Charles PlatiauFrench Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron (L) alongside President Francois Hollande (R). File photo.
French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron (L) alongside President Francois Hollande (R). File photo. - Sputnik International
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Incumbent French President Francois Hollande said Monday he will support Emmanuel Macron in the second round of ongoing presidential elections.

Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for the French 2017 presidential election, attends a news conference in Paris, France - Sputnik International
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PARIS (Sputnik) — Macron, the 39-year-old former banker has won the country's first-round vote, while French National Front (FN) political party leader Marine Le Pen took the second place.

"I will vote for Emmanuel Macron," Hollande said in a speech, broadcast by BFMTV television.

Hollande added that Le Pen's advance to the second round of election "poses risk to the country."

The president also thanked voters for the high vote turnout in the first round of the election.

The polls conducted by Ipsos and Harris Interactive after the announcement of the first round’s preliminary results also point to Macron looking set to become the next French president.

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