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Macron defeats le Pen
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French far-right leader Le Pen concedes defeat [IsraelTimes] French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has conceded defeat in the presidential runoff, handing victory to incumbent Emmanuel Macron. She says her unprecedented score in a presidential election represents "a shining victory in itself." "The ideas we represent are reaching summits," she says. French polling agencies are projecting that centrist Macron has won the runoff against Le Pen. French exit polls: Macron set for 2nd presidential term with 58% of vote [IsraelTimes] French President Emmanuel Macron appears set for a second presidential term. [IsraelTimes] One election exit poll shows him winning the second round of the presidential race with 58.2 percent of the vote. His rival, the far-right’s Marine Le Pen, is projected to win 41.8%. A second poll shows Macron with 57.6% to Le Pen’s 42.4%. The incumbent would become the first French president in 20 years to win another five years in office.
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