Quick guide: The French presidential election

A man walks past defaced election campaign posters for French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Thursday, May 4, 2017. France will vote on Sunday May 7 in the second round of the presidential election. (AP Photo/Bob Edme) (The Associated Press)

A television screen shows the live broadcast television debate with French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, right, and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in a bar of Biarritz, southwestern France. French presidential candidates debate four days before the vote for the second round. (AP Photo/Bob Edme) (The Associated Press)

French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National party, Marine Le Pen, 2nd left, and French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement, Emmanuel Macron, right, pose prior to the start of a live broadcast face-to-face televised debate in La Plaine-Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 as part of the second round election campaign. Pro-European progressive Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen are facing off in their only direct debate before Sunday's presidential runoff election. (Eric Feferberg/Pool Photo via AP) (The Associated Press)

A quick guide to the logistics of the winner-takes-all final round of voting Sunday that will elect France's new president:

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THE ELECTION: Just two candidates: Emmanuel Macron, 39, a pro-business, pro-European Union centrist; Marine Le Pen, 48, an anti-EU "French-first" far-right nationalist.

They qualified for the runoff as the top two vote-winners, from a field of 11 candidates, in a first-round ballot on April 23. On Sunday, they start afresh, with only their votes in the second round counted and not including those from the first round. The winner is elected to a five-year term.

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VOTERS: 47 million are eligible.

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POLLING: About 70,000 polling stations around France open at 8 a.m. (0600 GMT) Sunday, for a maximum of 12 hours. Overseas territories start voting Saturday.

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RESULTS: Partial results and polling agency projections expected from 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) Sunday.

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WHAT'S NEXT: To govern effectively, the president will need a parliamentary majority to pass his or her promised laws and measures. All 577 seats in the National Assembly are up for grabs in legislative elections, also held over two rounds, on June 11 and 18.