Macron vs Le Pen: France Votes in Tense Presidential Runoff

(Left) French President Emmanuel Macron leaves his house to go vote, in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France, on April 24, 2022. (Right) French National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen casts her ballot for the 2nd round of the presidential election in Henin-Beaumont, France, on April 24, 2022. Aurelien Meunier, Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images

PARIS—France voters turned out Sunday for a presidential runoff election that has wide repercussions for Europe’s future, with President Emmanuel Macron considered the front-runner but fighting a tough challenge from rival Marine Le Pen.

Macron is asking voters to trust him for a second five-year term despite a presidency that was troubled by protests, the pandemic, and Russia’s war on Ukraine. A Macron victory in this vote would make him the first French president in 20 years to win a second term.