The Heat: French Presidential Election

French voters will choose between President Emmanuel Macron and far-right politician Marine Le Pen in a crucial vote on April 24. This isn't the first time the two are going head-to-head. In 2017, the then 39-year-old Macron beat Le Pen - becoming the youngest president in the country's history.
CGTN's Ryan Thompson reports from Paris.

Joining the discussion:
Yves Sintomer is a researcher at Maison Francaise, a research center in Oxford, England.
Remi Piet is a senior partner at Embellie Advisory.
 Anton Fedyashin is a professor of history at American University and author of "Liberals Under Autocracy: Modernization and Civil Society in Russia."
 Joav Toker joins is an assistant professor at the American Graduate School in Paris.