For months, French President Emmanuel Macron looked like a shoo-in to become France's first president in 20 years to win a second term. But now, far-right leader Marine Le Pen is surging ahead of tomorrow's election.
Barring a monumental surprise, both Macron, 44, and Le Pen, 53, are expected to advance from the first-round field of 12 to a winner-take-all rematch in the second-round vote on April 24.In France, the pain of inflation — and of pump, food and energy prices that are hitting low-income households particularly hard — have become dominant election themes.
Le Pen is now a more polished, formidable and savvy political foe as she makes her third attempt to become France's first woman president. She has campaigned on cost-of-living concerns, capitalizing on the issue that pollsters say is foremost on voters' minds.
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