Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen begin duel to become French president

Mr Macron has accused Ms Le Pen of pushing a dangerous manifesto of racist, ruinous policies

French President Emmanuel Macron is hitting the campaign trail (Thibault Camus/AP)

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned his supporters that “nothing is done” and his election run-off with far-right challenger Marine Le Pen will be a hard fight.

The duel is beginning after the two came out on top in Sunday’s first-round vote.