Official results (9.8m votes): Macron 61.7% vs. Le Pen 38.3%

The French Interior Ministry is now starting to release official results. According to the report, with 9.8 million votes counted, Centrist's Emmanuel Macron has 61.7% of the votes, while far-right Le Pen has 38.2%.

May 7, 2017

France's hardline CGT trade union calls for demonstration on May 8 to mark start of Macron's presidency

French hardline CGT trade union was on the wires, via Reuters, congratulating Emmanuel Macron's victory in the presidential election, but adds that...

Official results (28m votes): Macron 62.3% vs. Le Pen 37.7%

The French Interior Ministry is reporting that, with 28 million votes counted, centrist's Emmanuel Macron has 62.3% of the votes...