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Apr 25, 2022 · Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France's president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right's highest share of the vote yet. He won...
Jul 1, 2024 · According to official results the Interior Ministry released early Monday, Marine Le Pen’s party and allies led the way with 33% of the vote, a bloc of left-wing parties followed in second...
Apr 24, 2022 · Emmanuel Macron has beaten far-right candidate Marine Le Pen to win the French presidency. The centrist has taken 58% of the vote to her 42% in a narrower victory than their previous contest in...
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Macron, a pro-European liberal, marketed himself as a stabilizing force during a time of crisis, pointing to his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This clearly resonated with voters, despite many people seeing him as being out of touch and elitist. Ahead of the vote, Macron watered down plans to reform the co...
Le Pen, a far-right populist from the National Rally (RN) party, had threatened a major upset in French and European politics if she had been elected. RN has historically been accused of espousing racist, anti-Semitic and anti-Islam policies. But in the months leading up to Sunday's runoff, she sought to soften her party's hardline image over immig...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has spoken with Macron several times since Russia's invasion on February 24, congratulated his French counterpart and said he was a "true friend of Ukraine" on Twitter. "I wish him further success for the sake of the (French) people. I appreciate his support and I am convinced that we are moving together...
US President Joe Biden congratulated Macron and said he looked forward to continued close cooperation. He wrote on Twitter that France was the US's "oldest ally and a key partner in addressing global challenges." "I look forward to our continued close cooperation — including on supporting Ukraine, defending democracy, and countering climate change,...
Le Pen’s strongest performances came almost exclusively in areas with low education. Across the whole country, she did not beat Macron in a commune in which more than 39.7 per cent of people...
Apr 24, 2022 · 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 50 years. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events...
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Apr 24, 2022 · President Emmanuel Macron has beaten far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in the French presidential runoff, pollsters project. Macron is set to take 58.8% of the vote to Le Pen’s 41.2%,...
