Emmanuel Macron has won the first round of the French election and far-right rival Marine Le Pen will fight him for the presidency for a second time.

In the end, he won a convincing first-round victory – but opinion polls suggest the run-off could be much closer.

With 97% of results counted, Emmanuel Macron had 27.6% of the vote, Marine Le Pen 23.41% and veteran left-wing candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon 21.95%.

Martha Kearney speaks to voters in Paris and questions supporters of both the final round candidates.

(Image, election posters, Credit, Reuters)