The president-elect of France Emmanuel Macron has never before been elected to public office.
An investment banker, he nonetheless has had ministerial experience under outgoing Socialist President Francois Hollande but set up his own movement a year ago.
Macron was an investment banker for Rothschild & Cie before being made France's economy minister in 2014.
He resigned in 2016 to set up his own movement, En Marche! or Let's Go!, which later turned into a presidential bid.
Now the independent, centrist candidate will take France's highest political office, giving him power over national security, foreign policy and the ability to choose the prime minister.
Key to Macron's success is the army of volunteers, known by the English term "helpers", who give up their time to campaign for him.
Helpers work in the movement's Paris headquarters and in local districts around France where they undertake a variety of tasks, from managing social media to leafleting, organising debates and events, going door-to-door and answering questions that come to En Marche! via phone and email.
Volunteer Esteban Fabiao said: "As the National Front is reaching record-high intended votes, I thought now was an even more critical time to do something to fight against their ideas."
Located in the 15th arrondissement, which encompasses the largest Parisian skyscraper, Tour Montparnasse, and borders the Eiffel Tower, it is not a typical party headquarters.
Helpers who stay late or feel tired during the day can nap or sleep in a dedicated room of bunk beds.
Enthusiastic Parisian teenagers without degrees or careers work on MacBooks and chat with the man who could be president.
Macron himself works on the floor above the helpers, popping down from time to time to mingle.
Macron was portrayed as a candidate for the young and globalised, with his blend of centrist policies - which include reducing corporation tax and being pro-EU - in stark contrast to National Front leader Ms Le Pen, who advocates economic protectionism.
Macron's personal life is certainly of interest to many, as a 16-year-old he fell in love with his 40-year-old teacher, who was married with three children.
His parents were against the affair, but Macron was steadfast and married Brigitte Trogneux in 2007.
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