The current head of state, Emmanuel Macron, won the second round of the French presidential election on Sunday, the public television stations France 2 and TF1 reported, according to the Magyar Hírlap report.
According to surveys by Ifop, Elabe, Opinionway and Ipsos, Macron was re-elected with 57.6-58.2 percent of the vote, while Marine Le Pen received 41.8-42.4 percent of the vote.
At the news of the exit polls, cheers erupted at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, where supporters of the incumbent president had gathered.
In his victory speech, Macron stated that he wants to make France a leading country in terms of environmental awareness.
"Thank you for the vote of confidence in me so that I can make France more independent and Europe stronger through investments and deep reforms," he emphasized to his supporters gathered at the Eiffel Tower.
Macron also spoke about the need to pay attention to the concerns of all voters, regardless of whether they went to the polls and voted for him or not.
"I am no longer a candidate for a political camp, but I am the president of everyone," he emphasized.
He promised that his next five-year term would be different. He said that no one is left behind.
Footage appeared on social media showing how the French riot police used tear gas to disperse protesters dissatisfied with the election results in the downtown Paris neighborhood of Chatelet.
Marine Le Pen admitted her election defeat, but promised not to give up the fight, saying that the next contest for her party, National Consolidation, will be the parliamentary elections in June.
"I will continue my work for the French with even greater effort," he emphasized.
The 53-year-old politician said the election result was a "victory" for his party, which is ready to work with anyone who wants to challenge Macron.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who finished third in the first round of the presidential election, assessed Marine Le Pen's electoral defeat as good news from the point of view of the country's unity. At the same time, he confirmed his intention to obtain the position of prime minister in the parliamentary elections. At the same time, he criticized Macron, who, according to him, became president with the worst election results of the Fifth French Republic.
"He is riding the waves of a sea of non-voters and abstentions," he insisted.
Publicist Éric Zemmour
"I urge a coalition of right-wing and patriotic forces ... we must be a dominant force in the next legislature," Zemmour declared.
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Source: Magyar Hírlap
(Caption photo: AFP/JOEL SAGET, Eric Feferberg)
