April 25, 2022

Emmanuel Macron pledged to address deep divisions within France as results showed a clear presidential election win over Marine Le Pen. After winning a second term, Macron acknowledged that many had voted for him mainly to thwart his far-right challenger.

With all eyes turned towards a parliamentary election in June, he must now negotiate another tricky period of campaigning to try to ensure a legislature that will give him the majority he will need to implement his policies. 

Final results of Sunday's runoff showed Macron won 58.54 percent of the vote, a result in line with late polling but a higher margin of victory than many earlier surveys had predicted.

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