Emmanuel Macron lining up against Marine Le Pen is currently the most likely scenario for the second round of the French presidential election. Saxo Bank’s head of macro analysis Christopher Dembik explains what may happen next.

May 7 will see the leading two candidates go head-to-head following the first round of the election on April 23.

Dembik explains that when a Front National candidate qualifies for the later stages of an election, there can be a higher participation rate among voters that can lead to a significant result.

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