Macron and Le Pen advance in French election

French voters on Sunday selected Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen to face off against each other in the presidential election.

Both Macron and Le Pen are outside of France's traditional left-right party structure. That's the first time that has happened in the nearly 59-year history of France’s Fifth Republic.

Voters will decide the next president in a May 7 runoff election.

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