Borgetto, a French woman in her 40s, in response to polls showing the
   presidential runoff in April will pit the centrist Emmanuel Macron
   against the far-right Marine Le Pen in a repeat of the last election.

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   This month France enters its fraught pre-election season to choose the
   final presidential candidates. Rousseau, who defines herself as an
   “eco-feminist”, is running in the Green party’s primary race, open to
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   become the ‘useful vote’ on the left.”

   Like the Socialists, Les Républicains did well in regional elections in
   June, but the historic abstention rate of more than 65% made it
   impossible to predict whether those parties could make a comeback at
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   “The paradox is the classic left and right parties did well in local
   elections, but they haven’t found cohesion nationally,” said Lefebvre.
   “There’s a decoupling of local political life and national political
   life. Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen’s parties are very weak at a
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   Without the final lineup of candidates, Macron currently remains
   favourite in the polls. He has held on to his solid voter base from the
   last election, which is crucial for the first round of a presidential
   race.