Final French presidential debate 2017: Macron vs. Le Pen - Live stream

Felipe Erazo FXStreet

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, two candidates to face off in the second and final round of the French presidential election on May 7th, will be debating for one last time on TV for more than two hours on Wednesday at 19:00 GMT.

Macron, a former banker and economy minister who is also pro-globalisation and pro-EU, is leading 60% vs. 40% against anti-EU Le Pen, in the latest election poll conducted by IFOP.

Latest french election news:

IFOP Poll on French elections (R2): Macron 60% vs. Le Pen 40%

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French election round two: What you need to know about the run-off – HSBC

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Felipe Erazo

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Born in Colombia, Felipe Erazo is the American Session Manager at FXStreet. He has been studying journalism with a degree in social communication at the Universidad de Chile.

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