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French President Emmanuel Macron has won re-election with a relatively comfortable majority, but his battle with far-right leader Marine Le Pen spotlights a France more divided than ever.

While most countries rely on exit polls to declare elections winners, at the risk of jumping the gun, pollsters in France base their estimates on actual ballots counted – a system made possible by the staggered closure of polling stations across the country.

‘This is a political wedge issue, an attempt to win a culture war’

While Anglophone countries have seen right-wing populists achieve strong electoral performances thanks to older voters, a different dynamic is playing out in France: President Emmanuel Macron goes into the April 24 second-round runoff against nationalist Marine Le Pen after relying on over 60s to outpoll her in the first round.

Fine print casts doubt on AFR and News Corp’s claims about Labor leader. Plus: Leigh Sales quits Twitter

Semi-finals have been played at Wembley since the 2007-08 season

Veteran leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon lost out on a place in France’s presidential election run-off, but his 7,714,574 votes have made him the strongest force on the Left. Where those votes go will likely determine whether incumbent Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen becomes president.

People hold a rosier view of the trajectory of infections and illness than the CDC data shows.

There is one thing more certain than pollies kissing babies on the campaign trail: You're going to see a lot of opinion polling. We are making reading them easier for you.