Emmanuel Macron continues to confound just about everyone. In securing 58 per cent of the vote (and 93 per cent of French voters living in the UK) in yesterday’s second round, he became the first president in two decades to win re-election.
His victory over the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, although narrower than in 2017 when he won with 66 per cent, was in some ways more impressive. This time, he had a record to run on – or from – depending on your point of view.
