President Macron currently has the lead in opinion polls, with one showing a ten-point lead ahead of Sunday’s second round.
But there is little room for complacency as far-right challenger Marine Le Pen edges closer to the presidency than ever before.
The second round TV face-off is seen as the place where candidates dash or slash their chance of taking office as a tradition of the French presidential election.
The two candidates who polled highest in the first round went head-to-head in the debate, which is moderated by journalists.
source: express.co.uk