France is choosing between a nationalist and a globalist, sound familiar?

Macron and Le Pen will have a final election on May 7.

France is about to elect a new president, and following a preliminary election, it will be one of two choices. The globalist Emmanuel Macron, and the nationalist Marie Le Pen. Macron is favored to win, and the final election will take place on May 7. An upset is possible.

LOS ANGELES, CA (California Network) -- France is set to elect a new president, and voters have a meaningful choice to make. Emmanuel Macronis the frontrunner who gained 24 percent of the vote in the first round of voting on Sunday. Macron, who is just 39, is a centrist globalist.

His adversary, Marie Le Pen is a nationalist from the right of the political spectrum. Le Pen, 48, is the daughter of the National Front. She is conservative, and her party seeks to leave the EU and even NATO. Le Pen has discussed banning immigration, particularly from Muslim countries. Le Pen secured 22 percent of Sunday's vote.

Le Pen's National Front party has long been associated with racism and extremism, but the party has worked hard to change its reputation and has expelled several racist members.

Macron is favored to win the overall election, as he is more centrist and appeals to a broader range of voters. However, France is on edge as Muslim extremists seek to commit acts of terror and destabilize the country. He favors greater spending on law enforcement and for education. Macron is also a political novice and has never held political office before.

Le Pen is also launching a new campaign, designed to reach a broader segment of the French people, and it is unclear what impact it will have.

If Macron wins, France will remain mostly in the same role it is in now, making some changes, particularly for business. Macron favors relaxing some regulations on business. If Le Pen wins, the possibility of a French exit from the EU and NATO becomes possible.

Most French citizens are weary of the establishment status quo, which is a prevailing sentiment in most countries. Ultimately, even the most outstanding candidates who promise the moon deliver much less and the voters end up disappointed, causing the political pendulum to swing.

There are similarities to the U.S. election of 2016, and it is possible that the nationalist Le Pen could upset Macron. The polls have been wrong before.