French President Emmanuel Macron wins re-election with 58.6 percent of the vote compared to Marine Le Pen’s 41.4 percent. He is the first French president in 20 years to win a second term. Far right gains dampened his victory celebrations on Sunday night. France’s far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen accepts defeat but shows no sign of quitting politics. She says she will “never abandon” the French and is already preparing for June’s legislative elections. Emmanuel Macron pledges a “renewed method” to governing France if elected.
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