
French go to polls as Emmanuel Macron faces Marine Le Pen for presidency
A review of the week with the latest news.
People in France are voting shortly for a new president in the second and final round of the election. They're choosing between the pro-European incumbent, Emmanuel Macron, and the far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, who's promised to challenge the authority of the European Union.
As Russia's war on Ukraine enters its third month, the US Secretaries of State and Defense are due in the country today, Sunday.
Joining Julian Worricker are Nataliya Vasilyeva, Russia correspondent for the Telegraph. she joins now from Istanbul, and Georgina Wright, Senior Fellow and Director of Europe Program for Institute Montaigne, a Paris based think tank.
(Photo: French voters in the US were among the first to vote in the second round run-off. Credit: Getty Images)
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