Headline Roundup May 7, 2017
French Election
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France voted Sunday for a new president following an unusually tense and scandal-filled campaign that pitted far-right populist Marine Le Pen against pro-business centrist Emmanuel Macron in an election that could decide Europe's future.
Voters across France flooded to the ballot box Sunday to choose a new president in an unusually tense and important election that puts Europe in the balance as pro-business independent Emmanuel Macron and far-right populist Marine Le Pen will become the country’s next leader.
After a bitter presidential campaign, a vicious second-round debate and a hacking attack against one candidate, voting is underway on Sunday in mainland France in the final round of the national elections.
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