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The Emmanuel Macron campaign was due to use the courtyard outside the museum to give a victory speech this evening.

But French police evacuated the area as terror fears loomed large on election day.

Cops said they found a "suspicious object" and have now given the all clear.

(Image: TWITTER)

France has been on high alert ever after a wave of terror attacks linked to jihadi group ISIS swept the nation.

Journalists and photographers were told the leave the area and police sniffer dogs were deployed.

Bomb disposal units arrived on the scene and found the item was not a threat.

(Image: AFP)

Terrorism and security fears have dominated the debate in the run-up to the election and have been seized upon by right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen.

French police said on Twitter that they were taking precautionary measures at the Louvre.