The assessors open the envelopes and count the votes after the second round of the presidential election ended at 8pm in Paris. Emmanuel Macron was re-elected as President of the Republic with about 58% of votes against Marine Le Pen (about 42%) according to first estimates, a clear victory tempered by the unprecedented score of the far right and a high abstention (28%).

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