The incumbent and centrist Emmanuel Macron, as well as the leader of the far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, enter the second round of the presidential election. The preliminary results of the first round are reported by the BFMTV channel..

According to the channel's calculations, Macron receives 28.5% of the vote in the first round, Le Pen - 24.2%.. Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of the far-left French Invictus Party, is third with 20.2%..

None of the other candidates could overcome the threshold of 10%.

We assume that the other day, President Macron said that he sees clear signs of war crimes committed by the Russian military against civilians in the city of Bucha.

Le Pen said in December last year that Ukraine is in the sphere of Russia's interests, and when asked whether the country has the right to join NATO, she replied that today the Alliance cannot accept new members into its ranks..