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Marine Le Pen vows to ‘continue the fight for France’ after defeat

Le Pen calls her defeat a ‘brilliant victory’

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022

Macron re-elected as French voters hold off Le Pen’s far right once more

French President Emmanuel Macron has seen off his far-right rival Marine Le Pen to secure five years more years at the helm of Europe’s second economy. But the narrowing margin of victory and an increasingly polarised nation herald another rocky term for the incumbent, whose success was tarnished by the…

France 24 · Apr 24, 2022

In Le Pen stronghold, French voters dread five more years of Macron

When Emmanuel Macron's election victory flashed on TV screens mounted in the main polling station of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen's stronghold of Henin-Beaumont in northern France, there was anger and disappointment etched on the faces of her supporters.

Reuters · Apr 24, 2022

France's youngest president wins again, troubles and all

In just five years as France's president, Emmanuel Macron has gone from a young newbie in politics to a key world player and weighty decision-maker in the European Union

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022

Irish premier congratulates Macron on re-election as French president

Taoiseach Micheal Martin said it is important to have a French president ‘committed to the fundamental values of the EU’.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022

Emmanuel Macron is reelected but the French are longing for radical change

Emmanuel Macron has been reelected as President of the Republic of France for a second five-year term.

The Conversation · Apr 24, 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron beats Marine Le Pen to win second term

Five years ago, Mr Macron won a sweeping victory to become France’s youngest president at 39

Manchester Evening News · Apr 24, 2022

France votes for Emmanuel Macron over Marine Le Pen in presidential election

Macron has been elected to a second five-year term

Wales Online · Apr 24, 2022

Boris Johnson congratulates Macron on re-election to French presidency after polls predict Le Pen defeat

A poll gave President Macron more than 58% of the vote, and is set for another term

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022

Down but not out: France's Le Pen vows to fight on

Marine Le Pen brought the far-right from fringe status into the mainstream in a decade and, unbowed by her third failed bid for the presidency, she promised on Sunday to keep up the fight against Emmanuel Macron as she turns her attention to June's parliamentary vote.

Reuters · Apr 24, 2022