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Description: All eyes are on Paris tonight as votes are cast in the French election. (Subscribe: bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) In Berlin, they are hoping that Emmanuel Macron with his pro-EU agenda will prevail. In Moscow, Vladimir Putin is hoping for the opposite. He has been close to the Euro-sceptic Nato-sceptic Marine Le Pen and one of his banks even helped finance a previous election campaign. The stakes couldn't be higher. The mood in France is febrile and yet voter apathy and protest votes have threatened to dominate this election. ----------------------- Follow us on Instagram - instagram.com/Channel4News