In Montreal, the candidate of the radical left, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, came first with 34.88% of the votes cast, according to data published by the Consulate General of France in Montreal.
He is followed by Mr. Macron, who obtained 31.85% of the vote. The environmental candidate, Yannick Jadot, finished third, winning 12.69% of the vote. The far-right polemicist Éric Zemmour obtained 6.41%, which gives him fourth place. Ms. Le Pen is fifth, at 3.97%.
In Quebec, the outgoing president came first, at 30.34%, followed by Mr. Mélenchon, at 28.13%. Mr. Zemmour completes the podium, at 9.89%, followed by Mr. Jadot and Ms. Le Pen.
The 13,800 French electors of Quebec City were called to vote at Collège Stanislas.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Alexane Drolet
In the Maritimes, the results are similar, with 36.61% for Mr. Macron, 25.3% for Mr. Mélenchon and 13.69% for Mr. Zemmour.
Toronto is the only polling station in Canada where Ms. Le Pen came second, with 22.96% of the vote. Mr. Macron was ahead of it, at 46.51%.
In all offices, abstention remained the main winner. Only a third of registered voters exercised their right to vote.
Some 67,000 French people are registered on the electoral lists of the consulate in Montreal and more than 13,000 are registered in Quebec.
Already, in the first round of the 2017 election, Mr. Macron had finished first, followed by Mr. Mélenchon among the French in Canada. In the second round, they had overwhelmingly voted for the candidate of La République en Marche, granting him nearly 90% of the vote.
Launch of the second round campaign
Mr Macron said on Monday he wanted to convince a wide range of French voters to support his centrist vision, launching a two-week battle against far-right candidate Ms Le Pen until the second round of the election. ‘presidential election.
Ms Le Pen is ready for the fight, keen to point to rising energy and food prices, which have hit poorer households particularly hard recently, as Mr Macron focuses his efforts on finding a way out. diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine.
If Mr Macron beat Ms Le Pen five years ago in the second round, opinion polls show that the leader of the National Rally is much closer to victory this time around.
The outcome of the French presidential election will have wide international influence, as Europe struggles to contain the devastation caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Mr Macron strongly supported the European Union (EU) sanctions against Russia while Ms Le Pen expressed concern about their impact on French living standards. Mr Macron is also a strong supporter of theOTAN and close collaboration between the 27 members of theEU.
The second round will take place on Saturday, April 23 in North America.