A picture taken on March 31, 2022 shows posters of far-right Party (RN) presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (L), far-right Party (Reconquete) presidential candidate Eric Zemour (C) and left-wing candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon (La France Insoumise) in Montpellier. - March 28, 2022 marked the start of the official campaign period running up to the first round of voting on April 10, with all 12 candidates now entitled to equal time and space in the domestic media. The top two candidates in the first round will go through to a run-off on April 24. (Photo by Pascal GUYOT / AFP) (Photo by PASCAL GUYOT/AFP via Getty Images)
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What role does the Ukraine war play in the upcoming French elections?
With the field and debate dominated by two far-right candidates and Macron's mixed legacy, it seemed that all was to play for in this Sunday's French presidential election. But war in Ukraine has unsettled the field, forcing U-turns on Putin from some candidates and penalizing Macron's preference for international diplomacy over campaigning. CNN's Jim Bittermann reports from Paris.
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A picture taken on March 31, 2022 shows posters of far-right Party (RN) presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (L), far-right Party (Reconquete) presidential candidate Eric Zemour (C) and left-wing candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon (La France Insoumise) in Montpellier. - March 28, 2022 marked the start of the official campaign period running up to the first round of voting on April 10, with all 12 candidates now entitled to equal time and space in the domestic media. The top two candidates in the first round will go through to a run-off on April 24. (Photo by Pascal GUYOT / AFP) (Photo by PASCAL GUYOT/AFP via Getty Images)
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