Emmanuel Macron projected to win second term as French president

French President Emmanuel Macron is projected to win a second term, easily defeating right-wing challenger Marine Le Pen after polls closed.

According to preliminary results, Macron received 58.2% of the vote compared to Le Pen’s tally of 41.8 percent, according to wire services.

The election pitted Macron, a centrist incumbent, against the far-right nationalist Le Pen — an ideological face-off that betrays France’s increasing political divide.

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