After Sunday's vote placed him in a tighter-than-expected run-off contest with his closest rival Marine Le Pen, French incumbent Emmanuel Macron is trying to persuade voters to keep him in the Élysée Palace. Macron has signalled that he is ready to walk back his pension reform plan, suggesting he may not raise the legal retirement age to 65 after all. Marine Le Pen wants to keep it at the current age of 62. We take a closer look at how much their plans could cost the state coffers.
