Campaign diary: Emmanuel Macron re-elected, Marine Le Pen at the highest point in the history of his party
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Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen during the presidential debate between the two rounds, April 20, 2022. © AFP / LUDOVIC MARIN
Text by: Anne Cantener Follow
A half-hearted victory for the outgoing president.
He was re-elected with 58.55% of the vote, a larger lead over his rival than the opinion polls predicted, but the far right had never achieved such a score in the second round of the presidential election. .
With 41.45% of the vote, Marine Le Pen already has the legislative elections in her sights.
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Emmanuel Macron was re-elected as President of the Republic with 58.5% of the vote.
© Emmanuelle Nicolas / FMM
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