Emmanuel Macron became the first French president to be elected to a second term on Sunday, defeating far-right challenger Marine Le Pen. At closing time for the polls, projections…
(Newser) – Emmanuel Macron became the first French president to be elected to a second term on Sunday, defeating far-right challenger Marine Le Pen. At closing time for the polls, projections showed the incumbent’s winning margin to be about 58% to 42%, Axios reports. Polls during the campaign generally had shown Macron leading the race, but by no more than 15 percentage points. Turnout was lower Sunday than it had been for decades, estimated at about 72%, though it wasn’t much below 2017’s turnout; Macron beat Le Pen in that election,66% to 34%.
