AFP News Agency Profile picture
Apr 25 4 tweets 3 min read
VIDEO: French President Emmanuel Macron is set to begin efforts to unite a deeply divided nation after winning re-election on Sunday in a battle against rival Marine Le Pen that saw the far right come its closest yet to taking power
French President Emmanuel Macron has won re-election with a relatively comfortable majority, but his battle with far-right leader Marine Le Pen spotlights a France more divided than ever
u.afp.com/wXwj
Distribution of votes in the second round of the French presidential election
#AFPgraphic @AFP
Map of France showing the difference between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen in the second round of the French presidential elections, in percentage points of ballots cast
#AFPgraphics @AFP

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with AFP News Agency

AFP News Agency Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @AFP

Apr 25
#BREAKING International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to join EU team on Ukraine crimes probe: Eurojust Image
#BREAKING Germany to borrow extra 39.2 billion euros this year to counter economic impact of Ukraine war: finance ministry Image
#BREAKING Russian strikes on railway infrastructure in central Ukraine kill 5, injure 18: Kyiv Image
Read 4 tweets
Apr 25
Two months into the war in Ukraine, military experts say they have been shocked about how ill-prepared Russia has been in its invasion of its pro-Western neighbour
u.afp.com/wXwZ
#BREAKING Russia announces ceasefire around Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant: ministry
#UPDATE Russia's defence ministry on Monday announced a ceasefire around the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol to allow a civilian evacuation from the industrial area that has been sheltering the remaining Ukrainian resistance in the port city
Read 7 tweets
Apr 25
VIDEO: In Kharkiv's metro, families carve out a life away from the bombs.

Kharkiv has been pummelled by strikes day and night since Russian forces attempted to seize it at the start of the invasion. The bitter fighting has forced families to live underground in the metro
#BREAKING US secretaries of state, defence visited Kyiv, Washington confirms
#BREAKING Blinken told Zelensky US diplomats to return to Ukraine 'this week': State Dept official
Read 10 tweets
Apr 24
Votes are being tallied and first results are expected soon in France's presidential election runoff

Follow along for initial reports and reactions ⬇️
#BREAKING Macron wins French election: projections
#UPDATE Projections show Emmanuel Macron winning reelection with between 57.6% and 58.2% of the vote, defeating far-right leader Marine Le Pen
Read 9 tweets
Apr 24
#BREAKING At least 80 killed in Nigerian oil blast: emergency services
#UPDATE An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria has killed at least 80 people, the emergency services said on Sunday u.afp.com/w8ta

📷 File picture shows an illegal oil refinery in Yenagoa, southern Nigeria, in October 2011
#UPDATE An explosion at an illegal oil refinery between the states of Rivers and Imo in southern Nigeria has killed at least 80 people, the emergency services said on Sunday u.afp.com/w8vi
Read 4 tweets
Apr 24
#BREAKING Polls open in France for presidential run-off vote
#UPDATE France votes in presidential elections, facing a stark choice between President Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen

u.afp.com/w8FF
#BREAKING French presidency vote turnout 26.4% at midday, down two points on 2017: interior ministry #presidentielles2022
Read 6 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(