French President Emmanuel Macron could face possible legal problems. After the country's financial prosecutor opened an investigation into suspected illegal financing of electoral campaigns in 2017 and 2022. Watch full video to know more.

French President Emmanuel Macron's election campaign under scanner

Majority of French people do not want Macron's party to have majority in parliament elections: Opinion poll

French Presidential Election 2022: EU chiefs, Italy PM congratulate Macron on re-election after projections

French Presidential Election 2022: Emmanuel Macron defeats far-right Marine Le Pen in projections

French Presidential Election 2022: Macron wins second term by a smaller margin amid lower turnout

French election 2022: Even with a 'changed' image, Marine Le Pen loses her final presidential race

After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1980s. In general, low turnout is attributed to multiple reasons but ultimately affecting the results. Let's have a look at what happened in France on election day.

What factors lead to a low voter turnout in France?

World leaders send their 'warmest congratulations' to Emmanuel Macron. Check out the wishes!

French presidential election: Macron's lead over Le Pen widens in polls

After a brief easter pause in campaigning, the two final contenders in the French presidential race will return to the ground today. Ahead of the high-stakes televised debate president Emmanuel Macron and also the far-right challenger Marine Le Pen both have have scheduled low-key meetings for today.

Macron vs Marine Le Pen: Rivals group gear for final campaigning | French Presidential Elections

France's presidential fight is heating up incumbent president Emmanuel Macron will go head-to-head with Marine Le Pen on the 24th of April in their bid to woo voters. For the second round of the election both Macron and Marine Le Pen have sharpened their on ground campaign.

French Presidential Elections: Macron facing a tougher-than-expected-fight from Marine Le Pen

French presidential election: Le Pen accuses Macron of 'manoeuvring' to seduce left-wing voters

After winning the first round of the Presidential elections incumbent French president Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen have made an aggressive start to the next phase of the campaign ahead of the country's presidential runoff vote on the 24th of April.

French Presidential Elections: Macron, Marine Le Pen begin runoff campaigns

In France, the first round of voting for the presidential election concluded. Partial results after the first round are putting incumbent president Emmanuel Macron in first place ahead of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

French Presidential Elections: Macron, Le Pen emerge as top two competitors in round one of voting

French election: Macron accuses opponent Le Pen of running racist programme that can divide society

French presidential election: Voting starts in first round as Macron seeks new term

Some predictions show Macron's party could take around 400 seats in the 577-seat chamber

Macron seeks majority as France votes for new parliament

The 48-year-old said the transformation was needed to create 'a new political force'

Le Pen: Party needs to undergo 'profound transformation'

It was not immediately clear who was responsible for posting the data or if any of it was genuine

Macron's French presidential campaign emails leaked online

There are four leading candidates in a race that is still too close to call. Sunday's voting will be followed by a runoff on May 7 between the top two candidates

Security dominates French presidential election after Paris shooting

Moments after the attack, which was claimed by IS just 3 days before France's presidential election first round, people hid where they could

Terror strikes Champs ?lys?es in deadly attack

'We can hear it. We can feel it. Victory is within our reach,' said Melenchon, who aims to remove France from NATO and hold an EU referendum

Fillon, Melenchon seek last-gasp boost in French presidential election

Penelope Fillon will be investigated on suspicion of complicity in misappropriating public funds

French presidential candidate Fillon's wife under formal investigation

Odoxa, the company that conducted the poll, said it reflected an 'uncertainty unprecedented in (French) electoral history'

Forty-three per cent of French voters are hesitant about who to vote for: Poll

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