Extra troops deployed in French elections

The attack on the Champs Elysees in Paris has made France decide to use additional soldiers for the first round of presidential elections this Sunday.

'We will not allow the fundamental democratic process in our country to be hampered,' said Cazeneuve. 'We do not allow fear and intimidation, because then we would only play the enemy in the map. ''

In a Thursday evening poll, published before the attack, the Social-Liberal candidate Emmanuel Macron headed with a score of 24 percent. Marine Le Pen of the National Population Front National came out at 21.5 percent.