Centrist Macron beats right wing Le Pen in French presidential election

‘Centrist Emmanuel Macron has won the French presidential election, Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has said. These elections were the first to be held under the state of emergency that was introduced after terrorist attacks in 2015.
French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has confirmed that French voters have chosen Macron as president.
“A new page of our long history is opening this evening, I want hope and confidence to be found again this evening,” Macron told AFP, after the first projections were announced.
Marine Le Pen has congratulated Macron on his victory. “The French voted for continuity and I called Monsieur Macron Macron to congratulate him on his election,” she said.
Macron’s victory shows that the majority of French people wanted to unite around the “values of the republic,” outgoing French President François Hollande said. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has congratulated Macron on his victory.’
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