Who Is Running For President Of France 2017? List Of Candidates As They Kick Off Their Presidential Campaigns

France will hold the first round of its presidential elections on April 23, 2017. With incumbent president François Hollande of the Socialist Party declined to run for a second term despite being eligible for re-election, the attention is on other candidates who have announced their bid.

In case none of these win an outright majority in the first round, there will be a run-off vote between the two leading candidates on May 7. Here is a look at the frontrunners for the 2017 election:

François Fillon