LIVE UPDATES: Macron, Le Pen Qualify for 2nd Round of French Presidential Election, Pollsters Say

French hardleft presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon will not make it to the second round of the election, the Melenchon campaign manager, Manuel Bompard, said.

"Tonight, @JLMelenchon will end up with nearly 22% of the vote. It is an extraordinary result. Thank you to everyone who contributed," Bompard said on Twitter, adding that "Unfortunately, this will not be enough to qualify for the second round."

France's Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron maintains his lead in the first round of the presidential election after over 95 percent of the ballots were processed, according to interim results published by the Interior Ministry.

Macron currently has 27.41 percent of the votes, while far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is second with 24.03 percent. Jean-Luc Melenchon is third with 21.57 percent, and Eric Zemmour is fourth with 6.97 percent.

With 90 percent of the ballots processed in the first round of the French presidential election, incumbent President Emmanuel Macron is in the lead with 27.4% of the votes, according to interim results published by the Interior Ministry.

Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is second with 24,58 percent, while Jean-Luc Melenchon is third with 20.95 percent. Eric Zemmour is fourth with 6.94 percent.

France's Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron is ahead in the Paris department with 30.41 percent of the votes, according to interim results published by the Interior Ministry after about 45 percent of the ballots were counted in the department.

Jean-Luc Melenchon is second in the Paris department with 25.24 percent, while far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is third with 16.76 percent. Eric Zemmour is fourth with 7.8 percent.

Overall, with 88 percent of the ballots processed, Macron is in the lead in the first round of the French presidential election with 27.41 percent. Le Pen is second with 24.9 percent.

With 65% of the votes being processed, government figures show French President Emmanuel Macron has obtained 27.3% of the votes, with rival Marine Le Pen holding off with 26.88%.

The French president also took the opportunity to urge voters to "block the far right" ahead of the runoff election. The first official results put Macron in second place with 26.67%. With 50% of the ballots counted, Le Pen is leading the race with 27.53% of the vote.

In third place, Jean-Luc Melenchon has attained 18.66% and fourth-place candidate Eric Zemmour with 6.59%.

Eric Zemmour of the hard-right Reconquest party urged his supporters on Sunday to vote for Marine Le Pen, who is set to face French leader Emmanuel Macron in the presidential runoff on April 24.

Zemmour is projected by an Elabe exit poll to come in fourth place after Macron, Le Pen and leftist candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon.

"I urge my voters to vote for Marine Le Pen," the anti-migrant candidate said during a post-election address after criticizing Macron for letting 2 million immigrants into the country.

French President Emmanuel Macron has secured the support of his former rivals from across the political spectrum as he prepares to face Marine Le Pen in the presidential runoff.

An exit poll by Elabe put the incumbent president on 28.5% and Le Pen on 24.2%. Leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon was on 20.2%, followed by hard-right Eric Zemmour on 7.1% and conservative Valerie Pecresse on 5.1%.

Leftist Melenchon said after exit polls put him in third place behind Le Pen that his voters should never support the hard-right candidate.

Valerie Pecresse of The Republicans party said France would be in for a disaster if Le Pen of the National Rally was allowed to win.

Anne Hidalgo of the Socialist Party, who garnered only 1.9% of the vote, urged her supporters to cast their ballots against Le Pen.

Hidalgo was echoed by Communist Party candidate Fabien Roussel who said on social media that the hard-right should not be trifled with and that his voters should "fight her" at the ballot box.

Yannick Jadot of the Greens said Le Pen should be barred from taking over the country's top job. He said in a televised address that Macron should be allowed to win.

Valerie Pecresse of the French conservative The Republicans party conceded her defeat in Sunday’s presidential elections and said she would vote for President Emmanuel Macron in the runoff.

"I have been defeated in this presidential race. The results are disappointing," she said, warning that the consequences of Macron losing in the second round would be disastrous.

An Elabe exit poll for BFMTV put Pecresse on fifth place with 5.1% of the vote. Centrist Emmanuel Macron and hard-right Marine Le Pen are headed for the second round of the election on April 24.

Macron came in ahead of Le Pen in the first round, separate estimates by Ifop, OpinionWay, Elabe and Ipsos. Macron won 28.1-29.5% of votes while Le Pen won 23.3-24.4% of voter support, they projected.

An exit poll by BFM TV put the incumbent on 28.5% and Le Pen on 24.2%. Leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon was on 20.2%, followed by hard-right Eric Zemmour on 7.1% and The Republicans’ Valerie Pecresse on 5.1%.

An exit poll by Belgian RTBF showed leftist candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon on 19%. The Republicans’ Valerie Pecresse and hard-right former pundit Eric Zemmour were tied in place four on 8% of the vote.