GETTY Emmanuel Macron has already booked his victory party in the Louvre days before the vote

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Emmanuel Macron, 39, is currently locked in a battle to beat rival Marine Le Pen, 48. Ms Le Pen’s Front National party has – significantly – not announced where their candidate will be after polls close. Previous new presidents have chosen more modest party sites, such as restaurants or campaign headquarters.

But on the last day of campaigning today, one of Mr Macron’s aides said: “The Louvre will be the venue.” Crowds will gather in front of the glass pyramid at the centre of the historic art gallery’s courtyard. The museum, which dates back to the 12th century, is the biggest in the world and contains masterpieces including the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.

Mr Macron’s political movement En Marche! (On The Move) had originally wanted to use the Champs de Mars, in front of the Eiffel Tower, but permission was refused.

The Louvre will be the venue Emmanuel Macron's aide

Mr Macron and Ms Le Pen have been involved in an increasingly bitter contest, accusing each other of being unfit to live up to the grandeur of the French presidency. Paris prosecutors have just opened an investigation into suggestions by Ms Le Pen that her rival – a former merchant banker – has a hidden offshore bank account in the Bahamas.

Countdown to the French election! Sat, May 6, 2017 Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen continue to campaign as they head towards the election run-off on May 7th Play slideshow REUTERS 1 of 10 Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) party candidate for 2017 presidential election, is protected by bodyguards as eggs are thrown by demonstrators during her arrival in Dol-de-Bretagne

Mr Macron has lodged a legal complaint about “the spreading of false information”, while accusing Ms Le Pen of running a deceitful and divisive campaign. Mr Macron’s last event today was a live broadcast with the independent Paris news site Mediapart, while Ms Le Pen was finishing her campaign with an interview on the M6 cable channel. There will be no campaigning at all tomorrow before the polls open tomorrow morning.

GETTY Front National have not announced where Marine Le Pen will be after the poll

A quarter of the French electorate is expected to abstain in the presidential run-off, according to a poll by Odoxa. The projected abstention rate would underline the sense of disillusionment felt by many voters over the choice between centrist Macron and far-Right Le Pen. Figures show the turnout for the first round of the election was close to 78 per cent, according to the interior ministry.