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As it happened: Voter abstention at 28% in French presidential run-off, up 2.5% from 2017

Emmanuel Macron was elected to a second term as French president on Sunday with 58.2% of the vote, according to an estimate from the Ipsos polling institute. Voter abstention was put at 28%, the highest in 50 years. Read FRANCE 24's live blog to see how all the day's election…

France 24 · Apr 24, 2022

France's Macron defeats far-right, pledges change

Emmanuel Macron comfortably defeated far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday, heading off a political earthquake for Europe but acknowledging dissatisfaction with his first term and saying he would seek to make amends.

Reuters · Apr 24, 2022

Macron vs Le Pen vote ‘like choosing plague or cholera’ say fed-up French

Emmanuel Macron faces a tighter race against far-right Marine Le Pen. French voters head to the polls today.

Daily Mirror · Apr 23, 2022

When is the French presidential election and what are the polls saying?

Incumbent Emmanuel Macron facing tight race against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in second round of vote

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

Who is Marine Le Pen? French far-right leader into run-off election with Emmanuel Macron

Le Pen is known for pursuing policies targeting Muslims and foreign immigrants

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

Factbox-Far-right Le Pen cloaks nationalist policies with social veneer

French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen has made it to the second round of the presidential election and though she lags behind President Emmanuel Macron, polls show a much tighter race than in 2017 when he beat her convincingly.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2022

Factbox-Macron wants the French to work longer, shake up welfare state

President Emmanuel Macron, a former investment banker who was elected in 2017 on a promise to be neither of the left nor the right, is projected in voter surveys to win a second term against a resurgent far-right Marine Le Pen, although with a smaller margin of victory.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2022

Explainer-What you need to know about France's presidential election

Sunday's vote will determine whether the pro-European centrist President Emmanuel Macron or the far-right, anti-immigration Marine Le Pen governs France for the next five years.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2022

Explainer-Macron or Le Pen: why it matters for France, the EU and the West

The French will decide on Sunday whether to re-elect pro-business centrist President Emmanuel Macron or blow up decades of mainstream consensus in favour of far-right Marine Le Pen.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2022

When will the French election results be announced?

An exit poll gave President Macron 58.2 per cent of the vote

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022