In Pics | Hollande, Sarkozy come out to vote in watershed French election between Emmanuel Macron & Marine Le Pen

French presidential election candidate Emmanuel Macron (L), head of the political movement En Marche!, or Onwards! and his wife Brigitte Trogneux hold hands after voting at a polling station during the the second round of 2017 French presidential election, in Le Touquet, France, May 7, 2017.

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French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement Emmanuel Macron casts his ballot at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France, on May 7, 2017, during the second round of the French presidential election.

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A Jewish French citizen residing in Israel walks past election posters of independent centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron (L) and far-right Front National (FN - National Front) candidate Marine Le Pen, as he arrives to cast his vote at the French consulate in Tel Aviv, on May 7, 2017 during the second round of the French presidential polls. 

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Outgoing French president Francois Hollande exits a polling booth at a polling station in Tulle, central France, on May 7, 2017, during the second round of the French presidential election.

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A woman leaves a voting booth during the second round of 2017 French presidential election at a polling station in Bron, France, May 7, 2017.

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his wife Carla Bruni (C) prepare to cast a ballot at a polling station in Paris.

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Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party candidate for French 2017 presidential election, casts her ballot.

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A woman takes a ballot at a polling station in Toulouse, southern France on May 7, 2017, during the second round of the French presidential election.

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A Benedictine Sister of the Sainte-Cecile Abbey takes ballots before voting at a polling station in Solesmes, northwestern France.

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