In pictures: 11 candidates to face off in French presidential election

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In pictures: 11 candidates to face off in French presidential election

France’s highest court on Saturday announced that the country’s upcoming presidential election will include 11 candidates.

The Constitutional Council revealed that the 11 presidential hopefuls had submitted at least 500 signed endorsements from elected officials before a deadline on Friday afternoon, as required by French election rules.

Three candidates – far-left leader Philippe Poutou, and centrists Jean Lassalle and Jacques Cheminade – crossed the signatures threshold at the last minute.

They will join François Fillon, Benoît Hamon, Emmanuel Macron, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Nathalie Arthaud, Marine Le Pen and François Asselineau – who had secured their endorsements before Friday.

France’s last presidential poll in 2012 included 10 candidates.

The first round of this year’s presidential elections will be held on April 23, and the top two will qualify for a run-off on May 7.

See our slideshow for a look at France’s presidential candidates.

ELEVEN CANDIDATES FACE OFF IN 2017 FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

François Fillon, Les Républicains (mainstream conservative), 3,635 signatures © AFP
Benoît Hamon, Socialist Party (mainstream left), 2,039 signatures © AFP
Emmanuel Macron, En Marche! (centrist), 1,829 signatures © AFP
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, La France insoumise (far-left), 805 signatures © AFP
Jean Lassalle, independent centrist, 708 signatures © AFP
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Débout La France! (right-wing nationalist), 707 signatures © AFP
Nathalie Arthaud, Worker's Struggle (far-left), 637 signatures © AFP
Marine Le Pen, National Front (far-right), 627 signatures © AFP
François Asselineau, Popular Republican Union (right-wing nationalist), 587 © AFP
Philippe Poutou, New Anticapitalist Party (far-left), 573 signatures © AFP
Jacques Cheminade, Solidarity and Progress Party (centrist), 528 signatures © AFP