Top presidential candidates to face-off for the first time in televised debate

While 11 candidates will be on the ballots in the first round of elections on April 23, only the leading five contestants are to take part in Monday night’s debate: Marine Le Pen of the National Front, Communist-backed Jean-Luc Mélenchon, founder of the centrist En Marche! (On the Move!) movement Emmanuel Macron, Socialist Benoît Hamon and Les Républicains nominee François Fillon.

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Publication Date
Mar 20, 2017
Country
France
Language
English