French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, speaks to journalists after a visit at the Raymond Poincare hospital in Garches, outside Paris, France, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Lionel Bonaventure/Pool Photo via AP)
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PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French presidential runoff on May 7 (all times local):
10:25 p.m.
Centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has launched a political offensive against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, saying her platform is based on the "hatred for others" in contrast to his desire to "calm" the country.
Macron and Le Pen, who took the first two spots in Sunday's French presidential election first round, are facing off in the May 7 runoff.
Macron, seen as the front-runner in polls, said on French public television news Tuesday night that there are now "two clear offers that come face to face."
He said that Le Pen and her anti-immigration anti-EU National Front party are campaigning on a platform of closing borders, weakening popular and middle classes and our economy."
On the other side, Macron, a pro-business candidate, said he belongs to the "progressive camp" with a project "to make France succeed... in a stronger Europe."
Macron accused the political establishment of "feeding" the National Front for years and waking up today with a "hangover" with Le Pen advancing to the runoff.
"We have collectively made the National Front normal," he lamented, "but its ideology is not, the values of the National Front are not the values of the (French) republic."
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1:50 p.m.
The father of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen says he thinks his daughter has produced a "too laid-back" campaign in the French presidential race.
Jean-Marie Pen told France Inter radio on Tuesday that he would have done a "Trump-style" campaign that would have been "very aggressive against those who are responsible for the country's decadency."
Jean-Marie Le Pen, who repeatedly has been convicted of crimes based on anti-Semitism and racism, founded the far-right National Front party that his daughter Marine now leads.
He still supports her candidacy in the presidential runoff on May 7 against centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron but he and his daughter have had strong political disagreements along the way.
In 2015, Marine pushed him out of the party because he had refused to desist from anti-Semitic provocations that were undermining her bid to make the National Front an acceptable political alternative.
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9:30 a.m.
French far-right presidential contender Marine Le Pen has called for more food to be produced and consumed in the country.
Le Pen, visiting the Rungis wholesale market outside Paris on Tuesday, said the French government must promote meat from France.
She says: "Let's promote the 'eating French' especially in (school) canteens where our children must take advantage of healthy, quality products."
Le Pen was booed by some workers in the fruits and vegetables section.
The National Front leader is facing pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron in the May 7 presidential runoff.
French far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine le Pen waits before a national homage to slain police officer Xavier Jugele, in the courtyard of the Paris Police headquarters, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. A gunman shot and killed Jugele last Thursday on the famed Champs-Elysees just days before the first round of the French presidential vote. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Marine Le Pen, National Front political party candidate for French 2017 presidential election, visits the meat pavilion at the Rungis international food market, near Paris, during her campaign, France, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Charles Platiau/Pool Photo via AP)
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Marine Le Pen, left, French National Front political party candidate for French 2017 presidential election, speaks with employees as she visits the meat pavilion at the Rungis international food market, near Paris, during her campaign, France, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Charles Platiau/Pool Photo via AP)
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French far right leader and presidential candidate Marine le Pen, right, attends a ceremony for slain police officer Xavier Jugele, in the courtyard of the Paris Police headquarters, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. France's top officials and presidential candidates are attending a national ceremony to honor the police officer killed by an Islamic extremist on the Champs-Elysees. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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French far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine le Pen arrives for a national homage to killed police officer Xavier Jugele, in the courtyard of the Paris Police headquarters, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. A gunman shot and killed Jugele last Thursday on the famed Champs-Elysees just days before the first round of the French presidential vote. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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French far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine le Pen arrives for a national homage to killed police officer Xavier Jugele, in the courtyard of the Paris Police headquarters, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. A gunman shot and killed Jugele last Thursday on the famed Champs-Elysees just days before the first round of the French presidential vote. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Marine Le Pen, National Front political party candidate for French 2017 presidential election, visits the meat pavilion at the Rungis international food market, near Paris, France, during her campaign, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Charles Platiau/Pool Photo via AP)
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Marine Le Pen, National Front political party candidate for French 2017 presidential election, visits the meat pavilion at the Rungis international food market, near Paris, France, during her campaign, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Charles Platiau/Pool Photo via AP)
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Marine Le Pen, National Front political party candidate for French 2017 presidential election, visits the meat pavilion at the Rungis international food market, near Paris, France, during her campaign, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Charles Platiau/Pool Photo via AP)
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French far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine le Pen, right, attends a ceremony for slain police officer Xavier Jugele, in the courtyard of the Paris Police headquarters, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. France's top officials and presidential candidates are attending a national ceremony to honor the police officer killed by an Islamic extremist on the Champs-Elysees. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Marine Le Pen, National Front political party candidate for French 2017 presidential election, poses for a selfie with employees as she visits the Rungis international food market, near Paris, France, during her campaign, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Charles Platiau/Pool Photo via AP)
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French far right leader and presidential candidate Marine le Pen, right, adjusts her hair during a ceremony for slain police officer Xavier Jugele, in the courtyard of the Paris Police headquarters, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. France's top officials and presidential candidates are attending a national ceremony to honor the police officer killed by an Islamic extremist on the Champs-Elysees. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron pays respect during a ceremony marking 102nd anniversary of the slaying of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in a brief ceremony, Monday April 24, 2017 in Paris. Macron, a centrist with pro-business, pro-European views, will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the May 7 runoff of the presidential election. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron pays repect during a ceremony marking 102nd anniversary of the slaying of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in a brief ceremony, Monday April 24, 2017 in Paris. Macron, a centrist with pro-business, pro-European views, will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the May 7 runoff of the presidential election. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, center, next to Mourad Franck Papazian, left, co-president of France's Armenian Organizations Coordination Council (CCAF), prepares to lay a wreath during a ceremony marking 102nd anniversary of the slaying of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in a brief ceremony, Monday April 24, 2017 in Paris. Macron, a centrist with pro-business, pro-European views, will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the May 7 runoff of the presidential election. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, center, next to Mourad Franck Papazian, left, co-president of France's Armenian Organizations Coordination Council (CCAF), right, pay respect during a ceremony marking 102nd anniversary of the slaying of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in a brief ceremony, Monday April 24, 2017 in Paris. Macron, a centrist with pro-business, pro-European views, will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the May 7 runoff of the presidential election. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, center, next to Mourad Franck Papazian, left, co-president of France's Armenian Organizations Coordination Council (CCAF), right, arrives for a ceremony marking 102nd anniversary of the slaying of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in a brief ceremony, Monday April 24, 2017 in Paris. Macron, a centrist with pro-business, pro-European views, will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the May 7 runoff of the presidential election. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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FILE - In this Sunday April 23, 2017 file photo, French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron waves before addressing his supporters at his election day headquarters in Paris. They could hardly be more different: Pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron is facing anti-immigration, anti-EU Marine Le Pen in Franceâs presidential runoff May 7. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, file)
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FILE - In this Monday, April 17, 2017 file photo, far-right candidate for the presidential election Marine Le Pen speaks during a campaign meeting in Paris. They could hardly be more different: Pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron is facing anti-immigration, anti-EU Marine Le Pen in Franceâs presidential runoff May 7. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, file)
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In this photo combination, French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron waves before he addresses his supporters at his election day headquarters in Paris, Sunday April 23, 2017, left, and far-right candidate for the presidential election Marine Le Pen waves at supporters after she delivers a speech during a meeting in Bordeaux, southwestern France, Sunday, April 2, 2017, right. (AP Photo/ Christophe Ena/ Bob Edme)
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