The final debate between the two remaining candidates in France’s presidential election took place Wednesday. The country will vote in the historic election Sunday. The presidential election is the first in which France’s traditional parties are not represented. The vote could decide if France stays in the European Union. Observers say the vote suggests there is a high level of anti-establishment feelings among French voters. In the first vote on April 23, En Marche! party candidate Emmanuel Macron received 23.8 percent of the vote. National Front candidate Marine Le Pen received 21.5 percent. That was enough to send the two non-traditional candidates to the final election on May 7. Eleven candidates took part in the first vote. Current President Francois Hollande chose not to seek reelection because of his low popularity among voters. Marine Le Pen is the candidate of the very conservative National Front party. The 48-year-old candidate is currently a member of the European Parliament. Le Pen has called for stronger border controls and has shown opposition to immigrants and foreign cultures. She also has criticized free trade and suggested that France should leave the European Union. Emmanuel Macron started his own party last year. The 39-year-old served as France’s economy minister. Before that, he was an investment banker. Macron supports France’s membership in the EU and has said he is pro-business. His support is found mainly in cities.
Title: Opposites Face off in France’s Presidential Election
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1844/france_election.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Opposites Face off in Frances Presidential Election' data-article-id='2361'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9271'>The final debate between the two remaining candidates in France’s presidential election took place Wednesday.</span> <span data-start-time='9271' data-end-time='14771'>The country will vote in the historic election Sunday.</span> <span data-start-time='14771' data-end-time='23313'>The presidential election is the first in which France’s traditional parties are not represented.</span> <span data-start-time='23313' data-end-time='29563'>The vote could decide if France stays in the European Union.</span> <span data-start-time='29563' data-end-time='40167'>Observers say the vote suggests there is a high level of anti-establishment feelings among French voters.</span> <span data-start-time='40167' data-end-time='52396'>In the first vote on April 23, En Marche! party candidate Emmanuel Macron received 23.8 percent of the vote.</span> <span data-start-time='52396' data-end-time='60396'>National Front candidate Marine Le Pen received 21.5 percent.</span> <span data-start-time='60396' data-end-time='69063'>That was enough to send the two non-traditional candidates to the final election on May 7.</span> <span data-start-time='69063' data-end-time='74708'>Eleven candidates took part in the first vote.</span> <span data-start-time='74708' data-end-time='85417'>Current President Francois Hollande chose not to seek reelection because of his low popularity among voters.</span> <span data-start-time='85417' data-end-time='92583'>Marine Le Pen is the candidate of the very conservative National Front party.</span> <span data-start-time='92583' data-end-time='99417'>The 48-year-old candidate is currently a member of the European Parliament.</span> <span data-start-time='99417' data-end-time='109958'>Le Pen has called for stronger border controls and has shown opposition to immigrants and foreign cultures.</span> <span data-start-time='109958' data-end-time='119292'>She also has criticized free trade and suggested that France should leave the European Union.</span> <span data-start-time='119292' data-end-time='124938'>Emmanuel Macron started his own party last year.</span> <span data-start-time='124938' data-end-time='130938'>The 39-year-old served as France’s economy minister.</span> <span data-start-time='130938' data-end-time='135979'>Before that, he was an investment banker.</span> <span data-start-time='135979' data-end-time='145083'>Macron supports France’s membership in the EU and has said he is pro-business.</span> <span data-start-time='145083' data-end-time='150167'>His support is found mainly in cities.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1844/france_election.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=8588 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div 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