www.zerohedge.com BY TYLER DURDEN
Update (1400ET): The first projections of the outcome of the 2022 French presidential vote are in, and it looks like President Emmanuel Macron will keep his post for another five-year term, winning by a margin of 58.2% to Marine Le Pen’s 41.8%, according to initial results reported by French newspaper Le Monde. Le Pen has conceded, making his victory all but confirmed.
2022 French presidential election: #Macron wins 58,2% of the votes, Marine #LePen gets 41,8%, according to the first projections. pic.twitter.com/vT6EywsiZK
â Le Monde in English (@LeMonde_EN)Â April 24, 2022
The election has also been called by AFP, the largest and most authoritative news service in France.
