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Here are the views of some other Guardian readers in France, who voted for Mélenchon and Le Pen.

If you voted in the elections, we would like you to share your thoughts on the candidates with us and will use some of your comments in our coverage.

Marinou, 46, Normandy, special needs teacher, voted for Mélenchon: “He’s a clever, decent man. You can trust him. He speaks for normal people and shows true respect for us. I always voted for left parties. I work in a very deprived part of France. I can see how much children suffer from poverty and exclusion.”

Clément, 24, Besançon, student, voted for Mélenchon: “He is the only serious candidate that puts humanity before economy, democracy before presidency, life before productivity. He is the last serious candidate that seems to actually be from the left.”

Clément, 30, Lyon, writer: “Mélenchon brought some ‘joie de vivre’ out of us. We have to stand up to Germany and develop relationships with all countries in the EU, such as Greece, Italy, Portugal, and, oddly enough, the UK. Brexit changed everything. We need to speak with everybody to solve our problems.”

Jacques, 21, Mulhouse, voted for Le Pen: “Le Front National has a vision for my country. The absolute freedom without restrictions and regulations ruined several aspects of French society and economy. France has signed over important sovereign rights. There is too much tolerance to terrorism, lack of independence and self dominion external authorities rule the country. I was usually socialist but in the recent years France has changed dramatically. France is not the country I was born in.”