PARIS—Polling agency projections show President Emmanuel Macron and rival Marine Le Pen leading in the first round of France’s presidential election. If borne out by official results, the two will advance to a presidential runoff on April 24 with strong echoes of their last face-off in the 2017 election. Macron garnered 28.1–29.5 percent of votes in the first round while Le Pen won 23.3-24.4 percent, according to separate estimates by pollsters Ifop, OpinionWay, Elabe, and Ipsos. But the second round is likely to be tight. The April 24 runoff appears set to pit Macron, who is an economic liberal with a globalist outlook against Le Pen, who has seen a popularity boost after tapping into voter anger over rising inflation. Official results are expected later Sunday night. Reuters contributed to this report.