 People on the French territorial islands were the first to vote in the election, a day before the rest of their countrymen. And about 35% had voted for the far-left candidate, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, with about 18% each favouring Emmanuel Macron and National Front candidate Marine Le Pen. In this second round, many of the nearly 6,000 French citizens who spoke to the media said they were casting their ballots for Emmanuel Macron, not for any positive reason except to keep Le Pen out.