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Election posters with scratched eyes and 'traitor stamp' show millions of Frenchmen's anger before election | Elections in France | DR Many French people are very dissatisfied with both Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, who are fighting for the presidency. Marine Le Pen's eyes on the election poster have been scratched out, with what looks like the tip of a key. And on the poster next to it, her whole face has been peeled off, leaving only her golden hair splendor. On another election poster, two round stickers with yellow nuclear power logos have been placed over the eyes of Emmanuel Macron. The current president of France will build more nuclear power plants if he stays, and it is apparently not equally popular with everyone. It is very, very difficult, because we have the choice between plague or cholera. Simone Cosquer, pensioner On another has been written ' social traître '-' social traitor '- with alcohol ink directly on Emmanuel Macron's forehead. The French do not hold back when expressing their frustration and anger over today's presidential election. This is where they have to decide whether they want to vote for the center-liberal Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen from the far right. But for many voters, not least the left-wing ones, it is an almost impossible choice as they do not want any of them. .Simone Cosquer, who is retired and lives in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris, is one of the frustrated voters.- It is very, very difficult because we have the choice between plague or cholera. None of the candidates are convincing and I do not yet know who to vote for, she says. Karim Britel, who works as a manager at Private French University, usually votes to the right of center. But he is certainly not happy with the committee either.- It's sad to say, but there is no statesman to vote for. For the first time in my life, I want to either vote blank or not vote at all, he says, adding that he would probably choose Emmanuel Macron if he had to point to one of the two candidates. This is because Emmanuel Macron unlike Marine Le Pen is a supporter of and the international cooperation.But whether it is enough to get him to vote for Macron today, he does not know.Here you can see what is at stake: is one of the very big topics in the French presidential election. At the first round of elections on April 10 - where only the two most popular candidates went on - more than 12.8 million French people chose to stay away. This corresponds to 26.31 percent of the registered voters, and that was more than in the first round of elections in the presidential election five years ago. In comparison, 13.4 percent of the Danish voters stayed away from the latest. do not vote, and that we thereby get a low turnout, I would like to show the politicians that something really needs to be done.Auguste Plescoft, studentEspecially bad it looked among the youngest voters. According to the research institute Ipsos, 42 percent of the 18-24-year-olds and as many as 46 percent of the 25-34-year-olds chose to stay away. On the other hand, only 12 percent of the 60-69-year-olds stayed at home on the couch. According to both Ipsos and the research institute Ifop, between 26 and 28 percent of French voters will be gone today. In addition, it is also expected that there will be many who vote blank in protest of the political situation in France. In recent days, Emmanuel Macron has given interviews to online media such as The Big Whale, Booska-P and Jeuxvideo.com, which primarily address to millennials, city dwellers and gamers in an attempt to get through to the young voters. But 20-year-old Auguste Plescoft, who studies law and IT in Paris, has nevertheless not intended to show up. Not because he is uninterested in politics, but because he wants to shake up France's political system. , he says.Which France should the president be in charge of - and is there a prospect of more yellow vests? What does the election result mean for the winner, the loser, for the French, the Europeans - and for us here in Denmark? At 20:30 on Sunday evening, four Danes, each with their own insight into France, are ready to answer your question: about France, about the whole election and about the likely outcome.Right now, Emmanuel Macron leads with 55 percent of the vote against 45 percent of the vote for Marine Le Pen. But the election is much closer than five years ago, when he ended up winning with 66.1 percent of the vote. If he is re-elected, it will give the outside world a wrong impression of what France stands for. Leslie Riowal, teacher big questions will be where the French left-wing voters decide to put their ticks today. Among young people between the ages of 18 and 34, Jean-Luc Mélenchon from the far left was the most popular candidate in the first round of elections. In total, he received more than 7.7 million votes, and he has his supporters not to vote for Marine Le Pen. But he does not have them to vote for Emmanuel Macron. Polls have shown, however, that about 40 percent of Mélenchon voters will vote for Emmanuel Macron, while one in four are considering voting for Marine Le Pen. A majority of Parisians voted red in the first round of voting, and many are now in doubt. However, the 39-year-old schoolteacher Leslie Riowal has decided to vote for Emmanuel Macron, but not because she likes his policy.- I am very green and I think it is very sad what has happened under Macron. But I just do not want Marine Le Pen to be elected, she says, describing the current situation as "annoying". - If he is elected again, it will give a wrong impression of what France stands for, says Leslie Riowal. However, 40-year-old Déborah Zelmanovitch, who works as a consultant, has no doubt at all that Emmanuel Macron will be the best leader for France in the coming years.- If we choose Marine Le Pen, it will look like up France is closing in on itself. I think we need to get back on the horse after the crises we've had lately, and there I think Emmanuel Macrons are the best, she says.