While in the first round of the French presidential elections, led by incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and the far -right candidate Marine Le Pen, the results were different for French people living in Canada.
In Montreal, the radical left’s candidate, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, came first with 34.88% of the vote, according to data published by France’s Consulate General in Montreal.
He was followed by Mr. Macron, who got 31.85% of the vote. The environmental candidate, Yannick Jadot, came in third, winning 12.69% of the vote. Right -wing polemicist Éric Zemmour got 6.41%, giving him fourth place. Si Ms. Le Pen was fifth, at 3.97%.
In Quebec, the outgoing president came first, at 30.34%, followed by Mr. Mélenchon, at 28.13%. Completed by Mr. Zemmour took the podium, at 9.89%, followed by Mr. Jadot and Ms. Le Pen.
In Maritimes, the results were similar, with 36.61% for Mr. Macron, 25.3% for Mr. Mélenchon and 13.69% for Mr. Zemmour.
Toronto is the only polling station in Canada where Ms. Le Pen, with 22.96% of the vote. Mr. Macron was ahead of this, at 46.51%.
In all offices, abstention remained the main winner. Only a third of registered voters exercised their right to vote.
About 67,000 French are registered on the electoral lists of the consulate in Montreal and more than 13,000 are registered in Quebec.
Already in the first round of elections in 2017, Mr. Macron ended up in the lead followed by Mr. Mélenchon over the French in Canada. In the second round, they voted hard for the candidate of La République en Marche, giving him almost 90% of the vote.
Launching the campaign in the second round
Mr Macron said on Monday that he wanted to convince a wide range of French voters to support his centrist view, launching a two -week battle against the far -right candidate Ms Le Pen until the second round of elections. ‘presidential election.
Ms Le Pen was ready for the fight, keen to point out the rising energy and food prices that have hit poorer households recently, while Mr Macron focused his efforts on finding a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine.
If Mr Macron defeated Ms Le Pen five years ago in the second round, opinion surveys show that the National Rally leader is closer to victory this time around.
The result of France’s presidential election will have wide international influence, as Europe struggles to prevent the devastation caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Mr Macron strongly supported European Union (EU) sanctions against Russia while Ms Le Pen expressed concern about its impact on French living standards. M Macron is also a strong supporter ofNATO and close collaboration between 27 members ofEU.
The second round will take place on Saturday, April 23 in North America.
Source: Radio-Canada