Macron became the first French leader to win re-election for 20 years, scoring 58.54% to Le Pen’s 41.46%. He added: “I’m not the candidate of one camp any more, but the president of all of us.”Macron beat Le Pen with a lower margin than the 66% he won against her in 2017. Le Pen, in turn, had said that “fear was the only argument he had left”. But Macron knew that, after campaigning to stop Le Pen, his support at the ballot box would reflect as much the rejection of the far right as support for his own programme. Both Le Pen and Mélenchon are seeking to increase how many lawmakers their parties have.

Source: The Guardian April 25, 2022 11:27 UTC