French election: Centrist candidate Macron denies suggestions of impropriety
2017-04-17 23:00 GMT+88226km to Beijing
EditorZheng Chenlei
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he did not have offshore accounts or a hidden inheritance.
Polls see Macron running neck-and-neck with far right leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of voting on Sunday while Francois Fillon and Jean-Luc Melenchon have been catching up.
Macron, a former economy minister, has consistently swatted aside suggestions that he had something to hide while Fillon and Le Pen have fought allegations of misusing public funds.
French anti-corruption campaigners Anticor flagged concerns last month about discrepancies in Macron's disclosure of assets. The state's public transparency watchdog said it found no inconsistencies in Macron's disclosures.
Macron is seen beating Le Pen in the May 6 runoff vote 64 percent to 36 percent, assuming both make it to the decisive second round.