Polling stations across France are set to open on Sunday as President Emmanuel Macron, 44, faces far-right challenger Marine Le Pen, 53, in an election battle.
Preparations were under way on Saturday to set up polling stations as voters waited to elect the nation’s next president.
Sunday’s vote is a rematch of the 2017 presidential election run-off, as incumbent centrist Mr Macron faces Ms Le Pen, after a first-round vote earlier this month.
Polls suggest Mr Macron is leading against Ms Le Pen, but a big question mark remains over how many of France’s 48.7 million eligible voters will go to the ballot box due, amid concerns among many about both candidates.
Polling stations across mainland France will open their doors to voters at 8am local time on Sunday.
Most polling stations will close at 7pm local time except in some big cities like Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Bordeaux, which will remain open until 8pm.
A victory in Sunday’s run-off vote would make Mr Macron the first French president in 20 years to win a second term.
All opinion polls in recent days have pointed towards a victory for the pro-European centrist — yet the margin over his nationalist rival appears uncertain, varying from 6 to 15 percentage points, depending on the poll.
Polls also forecast possibly a record-high number of people who will either vote blank or stay at home and not vote at all in this second and final round.
The April 10 first-round vote eliminated 10 other presidential candidates.
