Live: The official results are in, Macron confirmed as first round winner

A screen shows French President Emmanuel Macron and centrist candidate for reelection and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen at her election day headquarters, in Paris, Sunday, April 10, 2022. AP - Francois Mori

Emmanuel Macron won 27.85 percent of votes in the first round of France's presidential election, while far-right leader Marine Le Pen scored 23.15 percent, according to final results from the Interior Ministry Monday..

The results will allow both to advance to a run-off, while far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon got 21.95 percent, knocking him out of the race.

Here is what happened during yesterday's voting, after the vote, and this morning as we waited for the official results.