French President Emmanuel Macron received second term By defeating far-right rival Marine Le Pen in Early forecasts of four pollsters showed that Sunday’s presidential election was by a comfortable margin.
The first Ifop, Elabe, Opinionway and Ipsos forecasts showed Macron believing 58.2%-57.6% of The vote. Before of The votePolls have indicated that Macron will do so win with 56%.
The result It is narrower than theirs second-round clash in 2017 when the same candidates met in The run-off Macron surveyed over 66% of The vote.
The cheers erupted at the foot of Eiffel Tower where supporters of Macron celebrated his re-election moments later first Predictions showed that he had won The vote a comfortable margin. Breaking the boos out In the campaign party of Far-right rival Le Pen.
Relatively comfortable margin of victory with that give Macron has some confidence as he heads towards a second five-year Mandate, but elections also The far right is the closest to winning ever power in France.
Le Pen’s victory, who accuses him opponents of Having intimate relationships with Russian President Vladimir Putin, would have sent shock waves around world Compared to the 2016 polls that led to Britain’s exit from the European Union in The election of Britain and Donald Trump in United State.
The result is expected to be confirmed by official results Overnight, will cause tremendous comfort in Europe on fears that Le Pen’s presidency could leave the continent rudderless after Brexit and departure of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Left-wing EU leaders, including German Chancellor Olaf Schulz, have pleaded with France in The run-up to me vote to choose Macron over competition , in Post unusual interference in Le Monde newspaper.
Macron will be first French President of win Re-elected since Jacques Chirac in 2002 after his predecessors Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande left office just after one term.
44-yearIn the old days, he gave a victory speech on hero de mars in The center of Paris at the foot of The Eiffel Tower where flag-waving supporters erupted in Joy when forecasts came in at 8pm local time (6pm GMT).
high ambitions
Macron will hope for less complicated second term That will allow him to carry out his vision of more forefront-business Reform and tighter integration in the European Union after a first term In light of the protests, then the epidemic and finally Russia invasion of Ukraine.
But he will have to win over these who I supported him opponents and the millions of French who Did not bother vote.
Based on of The official Figures, survey organizations estimate that abstain rate It was on a path for 28% which, if confirmed, would be highest in Any presidential elections? second-round run-off Since 1969.
The result of The first round on It was April 10 left Macron, 44 years old in Solid but not impenetrable position to retain the presidency.
persuading supporters of The hard-left The third-place candidate, Jean-Luc Melenchon, holds their noses and vote for The former The investment banker was a key priority for Macron in The second phase of The campaign.
Macron will also need to ensure for him party Finds strong popular bases support to maintain control of Parliamentary majority in The legislative elections that come hot on the heel of presidential ballot in June and avoid Any embarrassing “coexistence” with Prime Minister who no share his political opinions.
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Average on Currency list he is pension Fix including lift of The French retirement age, which Macron said is necessary for The budget But it is likely that run In strong opposition and protests.
he will also You should come back quickly from campaign Trail to deal with Russian attack against Ukraine, with the pressure on France for step up supplies of weapons for Kyiv It indicates that Putin is losing interest in No diplomacy.
Le Pen, her third defeat in The presidential election will be a bitter pill to swallow after years of plowing of An effort to make themselves electable and to remove them party of legacy of Its founder is father Jean Marie Le Pen.
Critics insisted party It has never ceased to be an extreme right-wing and racist, while Macron has repeatedly indicated her plan to ban wearing of Islamic headscarf in public if elected.
I suggested that this could be her last campaign Now, speculation is expected to escalate future of Ha party and the French far-right, which split during campaign.
When Jean-Marie Le Pen arrived at second round in 2002, result France surprised him won Under 18% in suffix run-off against Chirac.
