Macron comes out on top in French election TV debate with Le Pen

Verdict of public and pundits is that the current president was more convincing than his far-right rival

After the debate, the dissection: was Emmanuel Macron arrogant or courteous? Was Marine Le Pen dominated or passive?

Hours after the marathon face-off between France's two presidential contenders on Wednesday evening, the verdict was that Macron had emerged as the winner on the substance and Le Pen held it together on style.