Emmanuel Macron is reelected but the French are longing for radical change
- Written by Romain Fathi, Senior Lecturer, History, Flinders University
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Emmanuel Macron has been reelected as President of the Republic of France for a second five-year term.
He defeated far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election only hours ago, winning about 58.8% of the votes against 41.2% for his opponent. While votes are still being counted, about...
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