ADVISORY FRANCE-ELECTION/ — SCHEDULE UPDATED / SUBJECT TO CHANGE —

First round of French presidential election

Start: 10 Apr 2022 05:44 GMT

End: 10 Apr 2022 12:00 GMT

PARIS / MARSEILLE / LE TOUQUET / VELIZY VILLACOUBLAY / HENIN BEAUMONT / ANNECY — France votes in the first round of the 2022 French presidential election.

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SCHEDULE: (Subject to change)

0600GMT – Polls open in the first round of the French presidential election and voters come to cast their ballots in a Paris town hall. (REUTERS)

0755GMT APPROX – Incumbent president Emmanuel Macron arrives at the polling station in the seaside town of Le Touquet. (REUTERS)

0800GMT APPROX – Incumbent president Emmanuel Macron votes at the polling station in the seaside town of Le Touquet. (AGENCY POOL)

0800GMT – Far left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon votes in the Mediterranean city Marseille. (AGENCY POOL)

0900GMT – Far right political commentator turned presidential candidate Eric Zemmour votes in Paris. (AGENCY POOL)

0845GMT – Mainstream conservative candidate Valerie Pecresse votes in a Paris suburb. (REUTERS)

0845GMT – Far right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen arrives at polling station to vote in the northern town of Henin Beaumont. (REUTERS)

0915GMT – Far right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen votes in the northern town of Henin Beaumont. (REUTERS)

1500GMT – The last voters in the Alpine town of Annecy cast their ballots then counting begins in the first round of the French presidential election. (REUTERS)

1800GMT – Polls close

1600GMT APPROX – Live from the headquarters of incumbent President Emmanuel Macron where supporters and Macron himself will react to the exit polls and preliminary results after polls close in the first round of the French presidential election. (REUTERS / AGENCY POOL)

1745GMT APPROX – Supporters of far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen react to the exit polls after the first round of the French presidential election. (REUTERS)

TIME TBC – Marine Le Pen reacts to the exit polls after the first round of the French presidential election(NATIONAL RALLY)

1745GMT APPROX – Supporters of far left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon react to the exit polls (REUTERS)

TIME TBC – Far left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon reacts to the exit polls after the first round of the French presidential election. (POPULAR UNION CAMPAIGN TEAM)

TIME TBC – Far-right commentator turned presidential candidate Eric Zemmour and his supporters react to the exit polls and preliminary results (ERIC ZEMMOUR CAMPAIGN TEAM)

TIME TBC – Mainstream conservative French presidential candidate Valerie Pécresse and her supporters react to the exit polls and preliminary results (SOURCE TBC)

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Source: REUTERS / AGENCY POOL / NATIONAL RALLY / POPULAR UNION CAMPAIGN TEAM / ERIC ZEMMOUR CAMPAIGN TEAM

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Location: France

Topic: Politics / International Affairs

Audio: NATURAL / FRENCH

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