French voters will head to the polls for the first round of voting on Sunday and the election race has suddenly become very interesting.

On this week's episode host Ben McPartland runs through the latest polls, news and talking points with The Local France's editor Emma Pearson. 

We'll also look at what actually happens on polling day and why people in France will be glued to their TV screens at 8pm. 

Our political columnist John Lichfield is again with us. John has long believed that Emmanuel Macron will be re-elected but does he now have reason to doubt his prediction given the latest developments? And what would France be like under a Marine Le Pen presidency? 

This week we also spoke to political analyst Mudgetarbar Rahman about why this election matters far beyond the borders of France. 

And if you want to learn some handy French words and phrases then stay with us until the end. 

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