Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron has gained 27.84% of the votes in the first round of the presidential election after 100% of the ballots were processed, according to the results published by the interior ministry on Monday.
Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is second with 23.15% of the votes, followed by hardleft presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon with 21.95%.
The presidential runoff is scheduled for April 24.
