Macron and far-right rival Le Pen set for run-off in French election

Voting station volunteers count ballots (Jean-Francois Badias/AP)

French polling agency projections show President Emmanuel Macron and far-right rival Marine Le Pen leading in the first round of the presidential election.

If borne out by official results, the two will advance to a presidential run-off on April 24 with strong echoes of their last face-off in the 2017 election.