That's largely because opinion polls suggest that the electorate was still divided nearly evenly between four leading candidates ahead of Sunday's first round vote, with a large number of undecided voters who could break for the anti-Muslim candidate of the far-right, Marine Le Pen, if fear of terrorism spikes.
"I call upon this ephemeral government, worn out by inaction, for immediate restoration of our national borders", Le Pen said in a statement from her campaign headquarters just two days ahead of the first round of France's presidential elections.
Cheurfi, a French national who lived in the eastern Paris suburb of Chelles, had been convicted for previous armed assaults on law enforcement officers going back 16 years, the sources said, and was well known to authorities.
She says many families think they will have to leave France if Le Pen comes to power.
His anti-globalism and harsh-on-immigration message is very similar to Le Pen's, and many wondered if that similarity meant this tweet after a deadly shooting in Paris, France, on Thursday was meant to help Le Pen.
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But some of Amundi's compatriots are not so sanguine - and most managers' polling analysis will have been undertaken before the tragic events in Paris yesterday.
Analysts agree that the worst-case scenario for stocks and other assets perceived as risky would be a runoff pitting far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen versus left-wing firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon. Given these unknowns-and the weaknesses of her rivals-don't believe anyone who tells you that Le Pen can't win. Besides, security concerns remain paramount after the terror attacks in Paris and Nice over the past 18 months.
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There have been large food shortages and also triple-digit inflation in the country, which has led to the unrest with its people. They were not the first to be felled in the course of the anti-Maduro protests that have been mounting since late last month.
Should both Macron and Le Pen make it to the second round, he was likely to win the runoff by 65 percent to 35, according to the survey for BFM TV and L'Express magazine.
Le Pen has put terrorism, immigration and criticism of the European Union at the center of her campaign.
The "centrist" candidate, former economics minister Emmanuel Macron, is a 39-year-old technocrat whose principle attraction is the fact that he hasn't ever run for office and is not tainted by association with the existing parties.
"Nothing must hamper this democratic moment, which is fundamental for our nation", Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said after an emergency security cabinet meeting on April 21.
The AP report also notes that the president added "he's not anxious about emboldening terrorists by saying an attack can have an impact on a democratic election".
Unlike Le Pen's hardline stance in the wake of this week's terror attack, Macron sounded a decidedly Obama-esque note.
The first poll conducted entirely after Thursday's attack suggested Le Pen had gained some ground on Macron.
Arrayed on the other side are Le Pen, who advocates leaving the European Union immediately, and hard-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, who demands a renegotiation of key treaty provisions.
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