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Macron defeats Le Pen in French election, promises change

Victory for Emmanuel Macron makes him the first French president to be re-elected in 20 years.

Al Jazeera · Apr 24, 2022

France's Le Pen pledges to keep fighting Macron

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Sunday that she would keep up the political fight against President Emmanuel Macron in the run-up to June parliamentary elections, as she conceded defeat to the incumbent in France's presidential election.

Reuters · Apr 24, 2022

France’s Macron Wins Second Term

French President Emmanuel Macron defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday by a comfortable margin, early projections by pollsters showed, securing a second term. The first projections showed Macron securing around 57-58% of the vote. Such estimates are normally accurate but may be fine-tuned as official results come…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 24, 2022

Emmanuel Macron vows to be 'everyone's President' after French election victory

Emmanuel Macron is on track to beat far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election, securing 58.2% of the vote, according to projections by four pollsters

Daily Mirror · Apr 24, 2022

Emmanuel Macron: A meteoric rise and a rocky road to re-election

Emmanuel Macron won office in 2017 running as an independent centrist and an ambitious reformer. The youngest president elected in France's modern political era, Macron's rise to the Élysée Palace atop a fledgling party he had founded himself was swift and iconoclastic. But the road to his second term, five…

France 24 · Apr 24, 2022

France chooses between Macron and Le Pen for president on Sunday

French voters are heading to the polls for the second time in two weeks to conclude a presidential election in which incumbent centrist Emmanuel Macron has the advantage in surveys over nationalist Marine Le Pen.

Tribune News Service · Apr 24, 2022

As it happened: Macron beats far-right rival Le Pen to win second term

Emmanuel Macron was elected to a second term as French president on Sunday evening with 58.8% of the vote, according to an estimate from the Ipsos polling institute. His far-right challenger Marine Le Pen won 41.2% of the vote in an election that saw the country’s highest abstention rate in…

France 24 · Apr 24, 2022

Who is Emmanuel Macron? The French president and his family in profile

France’s leader is seeking to see off far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s election

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022

Jean-Marie Le Pen: Family which dominates the French far-right in profile

Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of the French far-right, has died aged 96 after suffering suspected heart problems

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022

French election 2022: full second round results

Emmanuel Macron has beaten Marine Le Pen in the presidential runoff and will serve another term as president of France. Reliable projections put Macron on course for 57% to Le Pen’s 43%. Find out how the race is unfolding live department by department.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022