She inherited her father's party and we will undoubtedly have Le Pens running for the next 20 years.
"We need to be humble".
Mr Macron was Mr Hollande's economy minister from 2014 to 2016 when he quit to form his own centrist movement En Marche. "For my part, I will vote for Emmanuel Macron".
"Ten little points, believe me, it's perfectly doable", she said on Monday night.
Later in the evening, he was filmed visiting supporters at the famed La Rotonde bistro in southern Paris, a "Belle Epoque" hang-out for Picasso and other artists where a steak and chips costs 28 euros ($30).
He said, "In France, Britain, the Netherlands, Austria and the US the same people - blue- and white-collar workers, intermediate occupations and farmers - are joining the populist revolt".
Even if the polls are correct, Macron will likely find governing hard, as his young party will struggle to get a majority in the parliamentary elections in June, meaning he will have to work with other parties - like the United States, there are strong checks and balances in the system to prevent too much power in the hands of one individual. "So this proves that it did not work", said one man in the town.
President Hollande described Le Pen and the far-right as a "risk for the country", urging supporters to vote for Macron.
"Nothing in either Mr Macron's policies or his behaviour suggests the slightest proof of love for France", she said.
Le Pen has called for France to take back control of its borders from the European Union and deport all foreigners on a terror watch list, accusing Macron of being soft on terrorism.
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We've had some guys that have been injured and banged up. "It's a big opportunity for us to move forward and get success". They have very good leadership in the front office that upgraded a couple of areas they needed to address.
Choosing from inside the system is no longer an option, as voters rejected the two mainstream parties which have alternated power for decades in favour of Ms Le Pen and the untested Mr Macron, who has never held elected office and who founded his own political movement just past year.
Choosing inside the system is no longer an option for French voters, who on Sunday rejected the two mainstream parties that have alternated power for decades in favour of Le Pen and the untested Macron, who has never held elected office and who founded his own political movement just past year. CAC 40, the French stock market index, increased 4.1 percent on Monday to close at its highest level since early 2008.
Opinion polls indicate the business-friendly Mr Macron, who has never held elected office, will take at least 61 per cent of the vote against Ms Le Pen after two defeated rivals pledged to back him to thwart her Eurosceptic, anti-immigrant platform.
His young electorate, attracted by his anti-elite message, euroscepticism and promises to crack down on multinational companies, could play a role, either by not voting on May 7 or joining Le Pen.
In the end, Mr Fillon trailed in third with 20.01 per cent, ahead of radical left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon on 19.58 per cent.
"They're preparing for afterwards, for 2022", Crepon said, referring to the next presidential election.
The French vote was being closely watched in Brussels as a bellwether following the election of Donald Trump as US President in November, and Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union in June.
There, she won only 13.6 percent of the vote, coming in after Melenchon and Macron.
A spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the EU's most powerful leader, wished Macron "all the best for the next two weeks".
The Wilders result "was still 500,000 voters more (than five years ago) when there is low unemployment and the (Dutch) economy is doing well", said Catherine Fieschi, director of the Counterpoint political science consultancy.
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