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Macron defeats Le Pen
In the second-round runoff of France’s election, Emmanuel Macron, the president, triumphed over Marine Le Pen, his far-right challenger, with a lead of about 17 percent points. In a solemn address, Macron said it was a victory for
Macron defeats Le Pen
In the second-round runoff of France’s election, Emmanuel Macron, the president, triumphed over Marine Le Pen, his far-right challenger, with a lead of about 17 percent points. In a solemn address, Macron said it was a victory for
“a more independent France and a stronger Europe.”
During the campaign, Le Pen was hostile to NATO, the U.S. and the E.U., as well as to the fundamental values that hold that no French citizens should be discriminated against because they are Muslim.
During the campaign, Le Pen was hostile to NATO, the U.S. and the E.U., as well as to the fundamental values that hold that no French citizens should be discriminated against because they are Muslim.
Jean-Yves Le Drian, the foreign minister, said the result of the election reflected “the mobilisation of French people for the maintenance of their values and against a narrow vision of France.”
Le Pen, who conceded defeat, bitterly criticised the “brutal and violent methods”
Le Pen, who conceded defeat, bitterly criticised the “brutal and violent methods”
of Macron without explaining what she meant. She vowed to fight on to secure a large number of representatives in legislative elections in June.
Since 2002, no French president had succeeded in being re-elected. Macron’s unusual achievement in securing five more years in power
Since 2002, no French president had succeeded in being re-elected. Macron’s unusual achievement in securing five more years in power
reflected his effective stewardship over the Covid-19 crisis, his rekindling of the economy and his political agility in occupying the entire centre of the political spectrum.
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