Macron confident as far-right rival Le Pen closes in ahead of presidential vote

A man walks past presidential campaign posters of french president Emmanuel Macron and centrist candidate for reelection and french far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in Anglet, southwestern France, Wednesday, April 8, 2022. France’s first round of the presidential election takes place on April 10, with a presidential runoff on April 24 if no candidate wins outright. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

French President Emmanuel Macron says he has no fear of losing the presidential election despite far-right rival Marine Le Pen narrowing the gap in opinion polls ahead of Sunday’s first-round vote.

“I have the spirit of conquest rather than the spirit of defeat,” Mr Macron said in an interview with RTL radio on the final day of campaigning, but added: “Nothing is ever a given.”