Macron vows to govern for all after election victory
Macron has taken 58% of the vote to her 42% in a narrower victory than their previous contest in 2017, projections based on real results show
Macron has taken 58% of the vote to her 42% in a narrower victory than their previous contest in 2017, projections based on real results show
Macron accuses Le Pen of ‘living off fear’ as both try to get Mélenchon voters to turn out for them
French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen went head-to-head in a high-stakes TV debate on Wednesday, seeking to sway undecided voters with just days left before the second and final round of the presidential election on Sunday.
Macron comes first with 28.4% of the vote while Le Pen receives 23.4%, according to national broadcaster France Télévisions.
The far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon finished third on 20%, according to the projections.
Marine Le Pen’s far-right party edged just ahead of the centrist alliance of President Emmanuel Macron in exit polls as French voters led what pollsters expected to be a nationalist surge in an EU parliament election on Sunday.