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Voting began on Sunday for France’s presidential election, with 12 candidates on the ballot, but the main question essentially boiled down to whether the French want continuity with President Emmanuel Macron or a lurch to the right with Marine Le Pen. Assuming no one gets an outright majority on Sunday – which is what most analysts expect – the two candidates with the most votes will head to a run-off on April 24. Left-wing populist Jean-Luc Mélenchon is also hoping to make it into the second round on April 24. There are about 48.7 million registered voters in France. But there were concerns o…