Macron and Le Pen through to tight presidential runoff

French leader Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen both qualified for what promises to be a very tightly fought presidential election runoff on the 24th of April, pitting a pro-European economic liberal against a far-right nationalist. With projections putting Mr Macron in first place ahead of Ms Le Pen after Sunday's first-round voting, other major candidates admitted defeat.

Official campaign posters of Marine Le Pen (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris Source: Getty Images