Emmanuel Macron Projected To Have Won Reelection

CNN reports:

Emmanuel Macron will win France’s presidential election, pollsters project, fending off a historic challenge from right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen during Sunday’s runoff vote.

President Macron is expected to take 58.2% of the vote to Le Pen’s 41.8%, according to an analysis of voting data by pollsters Ipsos & Sopra Steria conducted for broadcasters France Televisions and Radio France.

French pollsters typically release projections at 8 p.m. local time, when the polls close in major cities and several hours before the French Interior Ministry releases the official results.

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BREAKING: MACRON WILL WIN SECOND TERM AS FRENCH PRESIDENT, POLLSTERS PROJECT https://t.co/TN3ptg2auD

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French election: Emmanuel Macron to win second term, according to vote projection https://t.co/yfY5zTRx29

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BREAKING: Centrist Emmanuel Macron will win a second term as France’s president, beating far-right rival Marine Le Pen, French polling agencies project.

The tight race was clouded by the Ukraine war and saw a surge in support for extremist ideas. https://t.co/M5K25KUuz8

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? #BREAKING – Emmanuel #Macron is elected to a second term as #French president on Sunday evening with 58.2% of the vote, according to an estimate from the Ipsos polling institute.

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