As it happened: Macron to face Le Pen in run-off for presidency - projections - BBC News
Emmanuel Macron will face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the second round of France's presidential election, projections suggest.
Our live coverage of the first round of France's presidential election is ending.

The two candidates expected to go through - Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen - have done just that. The race now enters a new phase and some polls suggest the second round result could be very tight.

You can read the full story of today's vote here.

We will be back in two weeks' time, on Sunday 24 April, to report on what happens next as French voters return to the polls.

Today's live page writers were Paul Kirby, Jasmine Taylor-Coleman, George Wright and Alexandra Fouché. The page was edited by Tom Spender.