A FRENCH MP has died after she collapsed on stage during a campaign speech for the country's presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron.

Corrine Erhel, 50, was rushed to hospital after she fell to the ground while speaking from the platform at the event in Plouisy in western France yesterday but she later died.

2 Corrine Erhel had been a member of the Socialist Party before joining Macron's En Marche! party in 2016 Credit: Twitter

Ms Ehrel, who became a MP for a part of northern Brittany in 2007, had been a staunch supporter of Emmanuel Macron, having left the Socialist party to join his En Marche! movement in 2016.

Macron himself released a statement on social media paying tribute to the MP, saying: "Shaken by the death of Corinne Erhel, who was with us since the the start.

"Thoughts for her family and friends."

Her death came just two days before the second and final round of voting in the French presidential elections.

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Richard Ferrand, the general secretary for the En Marche! party also shared his condolences, saying: "We mourn Corinne Ehrel, deputy of the Côtes d'Armor, who was swept away during a meeting.

"A formidable friend who will be missed."

Outgoing President Francoise Hollande also paid tribute to the MP, saying that she had been fully invested in her work.

2 Tributes have flowed for the MP, who represented a part of Brittany Credit: POLITIQUE MATIN

Bouleversé par le décès de Corinne Erhel, à nos côtés depuis la première heure. Pensées pour son conjoint et ses proches. — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 6, 2017

Nous pleurons Corinne Ehrel,députée des Côtes d'Armor,emportée lors d'un meeting.Cette amie formidable va beaucoup nous manquer @enmarchefr — Richard Ferrand (@RichardFerrand) May 5, 2017

France is set to head to the polls tomorrow, choosing between far-right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron.

With voters having rejected the candidates from the country's main two parties, Macron appears to be the favourite.

The pair made it through to the second round after Macron snagged 23.8 per cent of the vote while Le Pen, who heads the National Front party, finished second with 21.5 per cent.