Last minute: Results came from the presidential election in France, which is followed with curiosity by the world as well as France. The second round of the presidential election held in the country ended at 20:00 local time. President Emmanuel Macron has been re-elected, according to polls in the second round of the French presidential election. Here are all the details of the breaking news…
MACRON RECEIVES 58.2 PERCENT OF THE VOTES
According to the polls commissioned by the public broadcaster France Info, President Macron received 58.2 percent of the vote, while his rival, the far-right Marine Le Pen, remained at 41.8 percent.
The rate of those who did not participate in the elections was determined as 28.2 percent. This was recorded as the highest rate since 1969. The voter turnout was 71.8 percent.
ELECTED TO THIS POST FOR THE 2nd TIME, IT WILL BE THE 3rd PRESIDENT
Macron, 44, will be the third president to be elected to this post for the second time.
François Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac previously served two terms as presidents.
VICTORY SPEECH FROM MACRON
According to unofficial results in France, the winner of the presidential election was the current President Emmanuel Macron, who received 58.20 percent of the votes. After his election victory, Macron delivered a victory speech at the Champ-de-Mars Square in front of the world-famous Eiffel Tower in the capital, Paris. “After 5 years of transformation, happy and difficult times, and exceptional crises, on this day of April 24, 2022, many of us have chosen to trust me to lead our country for the next 5 years. I am happy to have the trust of the French, I know what it entails,” Macron said. said.
“You have chosen a humanist, republican, social and ecological project based on work and production to liberate our academic, cultural and entrepreneurial powers,” Macron said. Thanking those who voted for him to prevent the far right from coming to the government, Macron said, “I know that many of my compatriots voted for me, not to support me, but to prevent the far right, I thank them.”
Addressing those who chose not to vote for him in the second round of the presidential election and those who abstained, Macron said, “Their silence meant rejecting an election to which we had to respond.”
“I AM THE PRESIDENT OF ALL PARTIES”
Making a statement about those who voted for the far-right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen, Macron said, “From now on, I am no longer the candidate of one party, I am the president of all parties,” and said, “I know that many of our citizens who chose the far right today and why they chose this project. Anger and disagreements need to find an answer, too. This is my responsibility,” he said.
THE RATE OF WITHDRAWALS INCREASED
According to the Ipsos survey company, the abstention rate in the second round was 28 percent, increasing 2.5 points compared to the 2017 elections.
WHEN WILL THE OFFICIAL RESULTS BE ANNOUNCED IN THE ELECTION IN FRANCE?
Macron’s victory is expected to become officially clear at night, as the Ministry of Interior begins to announce the data on the vote count in the coming hours.
The legal official results will be announced by the Constitutional Council on 27 April.
In the 2017 presidential election, Macron surpassed Le Pen and was elected president with 66.06 percent of the votes. Le Pen received 33.9 percent of the vote.
FIRST STATEMENT FROM LE PEN
Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Front party, who lost the presidential election held in France in the second round, made a statement after the election results. Acknowledging the defeat, Le Pen stated that the number of votes he received was a victory and said, “A great wind of freedom could have risen over the country. The elections determined the opposite. The result of this night is a great victory in itself.”
Noting that he will fight for the legislative election, Le Pen said, “We are starting the big election war of the legislative elections tonight. I will fight this war with Jordan Bardella. The National Front will work to unite everyone who wants to come together against Emmanuel Macron’s policies,” he said. .
THE HIGHEST GAME IN FRENCH EXTREME RIGHT HISTORY
According to unofficial results in France, the winner of the election was the current President Emmanuel Macron with 58.20 percent of the votes, while Le Pen received 41.80 percent of the votes, reaching a record number of votes.
According to polls, the far right has reached the highest level in French history in the presidential election, with more than 13 million votes.
LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS IN JUNE
Following the presidential elections, legislative elections will be held in France on 12 and 19 June to elect members of the National Assembly.