Photo taken on April 23, 2017 shows a polling station in Henin-Beaumont, France. Voters on France's European mainland began casting their ballots Sunday in the first round of the French presidential election. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
PARIS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Voters on France's European mainland began casting their ballots Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that will weigh on the future of Europe.
The voting will winnow down a list of 11 candidates to two finalists for the decisive runoff on May 7.
