Voting forecasts give the current president the victory, and his rival in the polls, the far-right Marine Le Pen, has already acknowledged his defeat.
The President of France, Emmanuel Macrondefeated his rival, the far-right, in the second round of the presidential election Marine LePen The vote count is not yet complete, but the real vote forecasts give the current president the victory with about 57-58% of the vote and his rival has already acknowledged his defeat
Macron thus confirms his status as a favorite, although he is said to have won by a smaller margin than in 2017, when he obtained 66% of the vote. Le Pen, for his part, is heading towards the best historical result for the extreme right In France.
The French head of state gained the support of the majority of parties, including socialists and conservatives, in the first round to gain approval that will allow him to spend at least ten years in the Elysee. He is the first president to be re-elected since Jacques Chirac’s victory in 2002.
After taking note of the voting forecasts, National Group candidate Marine Le Pen has described the result achieved as “historic”, to the extent that she believes it lays the groundwork for “a major change” and anticipates to a “major electoral struggle” in June, on the occasion of the parliamentary elections.
Le Pen, who admitted his defeat just minutes after the broadcast of the first voting forecasts, has appeared before his followers with an optimistic speech. In his opinion, the results anticipated by the estimates are already “a big win”.
“Millions of compatriots have chosen change,” stressed Le Pen, who, despite the defeat, signed the best result of the far right, surpassing the data she obtained herself in 2017, when she also faced Macron.
The French president has not yet appeared to assess the results.
Source: EITB
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