Macron wins French presidential election with 58.55% of votes

French incumbent President, Emmanuel Macron won 58.55 percent of the vote in the presidential election, defeating far-right National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen, who took 41.45 percent of the vote.

According to the results from the French Interior Ministry figures showed on Monday, those figures compared to Macron’s first victory in 2017, when he won 66.1% of the vote against 33.9% for Le Pen five years ago.

The abstention rate was 28.1% against 25.4% in 2017, marking the lowest turnout ever recorded in a French presidential election final since 1969.

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Reuters