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France Goes to the Polls

The polls are open in France as voting in the first round of the presidential election gets underway

French citizens are going to the polls for the first round of voting for the new French president. The two candidates with the most votes will go head to head in a second voting round on 7th May.

Also in the programme: Buying a flat in Mogadishu – is Somalia now a safe place to live? And, the London Marathon runner raising money to pay for people’s weddings.

(Image: French voter registration cards for the 2017 French presidential elections are seen on 20th April 2017. Credit: Chesnot/Getty Images)

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Sun 23 Apr 201706:06GMT

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  • Sun 23 Apr 201706:06GMT