Voting under way in 2nd round of French presidential election

Voting started Sunday in the second round of the French presidential election, pitting incumbent President Emmanuel Macron against far right leader Marine Le Pen, in a repetition of their match-up five years ago.This year's race is much tighter than 2017 when the centrist Macron handily won with 66.1 percent of the votes, even though recent polls show that he has been making steady gains since the first round.The latest polls show that between 55.5 to 57.5 percent are favorable to Macron and 42.5 to 44.5 percent for Le Pen.The 44-year-old president and the 53-year-old leader of the National…READ FULL ARTICLE