PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen by a cushty margin in Sunday’s election, early projections by 4 pollsters confirmed, securing a second time period and heading off what would have been a political earthquake.
The primary projections by Ifop, Elabe, Opinionway and Ipsos confirmed Macron securing 58.2%-57.6 of the vote. Forward of the vote, polls had instructed Macron would win with 56%.
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