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  1. Apr 25, 2022 · French voters re-elected Emmanuel Macron to a second term yesterday. It’s the first time France has re-elected a president in 20 years.

    • 'French First' Le Pen Remains Too Extreme For Many
    • World Leaders Congratulate Macron
    • Parliamentary Elections to Shape Macron's Next Term
    • Le Pen to Continue Despite Defeat

    Mr Macron will join a small club — only two French presidents before him have managed to secure a second term in the past 20 years. But his margin of victory looks to be tighter than when he first beat Le Pen in 2017, underlining how many French remain unimpressed with him and his domestic record. That disillusion was reflected in turnout figures, ...

    Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined European and other leaders in congratulating Mr Macron on his re-election, praising it as a "great expression of liberal democracy". Mr Macron was scathing of Mr Morrison after the federal government cancelled a $90 billion submarine contract in September. Mr Macron accused Mr Morrison of lying to him about the ...

    Mr Macron can expect little to no grace period after many — especially those on the left — only voted for him reluctantly, to block the far-right from winning. Stark political divisions have been brought into the open by an election in which radical parties scored well, and many expect the street protests that marred part of his first term to erupt...

    Ms Le Pen admitted defeat but vowed to keep up the fight, with the June parliamentary elections in mind. "I will never abandon the French," she said to supporters, who were chanting, "Marine! Marine!" "I fear that the five-year term that is about to begin will not break with the brutal methods of the previous one. "In order to avoid the monopolisat...

  2. Apr 25, 2022 · French voters on Sunday handed Emmanuel Macron a second term in the country's presidential election after his far-right rival Marine Le Pen failed to achieve a populist upset. Macron won around...

  3. Apr 24, 2022 · PARIS — Emmanuel Macron was reelected as president of France on Sunday but a powerful showing by his far-right rival Marine Le Pen — her strongest ever — spells trouble for his second term and sends a warning shot to NATO and the European Union.

  4. Apr 24, 2022 · And there you have it: we now have the results of the French presidential election, which saw Emmanuel Macron re-elected as leader of his country - the first French president to achieve a...

  5. Apr 24, 2022 · PARIS — Emmanuel Macron won a second term as president of France, triumphing on Sunday over Marine Le Pen, his far-right challenger, after a campaign where his promise of stability...

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  7. Apr 24, 2022 · French President Emmanuel Macron comfortably won re-election to a second term Sunday, triggering waves of relief among allies that the nuclear-armed European Union nation won't abruptly...