The first round of the French presidential election Sunday has become a four-way race in recent weeks as the main contenders have drawn closer to each other in the polls. In the early days of the campaign, the race looked to be between two candidates, Front National leader Marine Le Pen, and Republicain candidate Francois Fillon. Since then, the independent En Marche candidate Emmanuel Macron has become the favourite, and more recently far-left Jean-Luc Melenchon rose dramatically in the polls after several solid debate performances. Marine Le Pen Le Pen led the polls for much of the campaign and is seen as the anti-mass migration, anti-Islamisation candidate. The populist politician, who serves in the European Parliament as an MEP, has sworn to hold a referendum to get France out of the EU, secure French borders and restore order to a country plagued by radical Islamic terrorism and disorder in areas like the Paris district of Seine-Saint-Denis. Le Pen has praised Brexit and U.S. President Donald Trump, has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and has made it clear she supports strong nation states and is opposed to globalism. Le Pen made headlines worldwide after she refused to wear an Islamic