Macron v Le Pen: who are the candidates in the French election runoff?

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• RN campaigns on lowering the pension age and energy-price shieldsOct 2026

  • Le Pen pledged energy VAT reduction and other cost-of-living measures.

• Le Pen promises a VAT cut on energy as a purchasing-power shieldOct 2026

  • Le Pen promised to reduce energy and fuel VAT from 20% to 5.5%.