French police have been called to the Louvre in Paris over a security threat after a suspicious bag was found.
Video footage from the scene shows police cordoning off an area as people are cleared from outside the world-famous museum.
The courtyard in front of the landmark was where presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron tonight planned to celebrate a possible victory with his team.
According to his campaign spokeswoman, the Esplanade du Louvre was evacuated on Sunday "as a precaution".
The security alert comes as voters across France cast their ballots in the final round of the country’s election.
Centrist Emmanuel Macron is up against far-right National Front candidate Marine Le Pen. The results are expected to be announced tonight.
Campaign spokeswoman Pauline Calmes confirmed the reports. She did not specify the nature of the threat but says police ordered the evacuation.
Later Macron's team said a press room had been set up at the downtown Paris location and 300 journalists who were on site have been evacuated as a precaution.
Paris' police tweeted that the area had been evacuated as a "precautionary measure".
The Louvre already was being heavily guarded after an extremist attacker targeted soldiers near the museum during the presidential campaign.
The courtyard which has been evacuated at the Louvre is outside a building where Mr Macron and his team planned to celebrate his possible victory post-election.
