French outgoing President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected for a second term on Sunday, winning in a second round against the leader of the National Rally (RN), Marine Le Pen, with the first results announced shortly after the conclusion. was according to At polling stations at 8 p.m. (Paris time).

The Leader of the Republic on March (LREM) is credited with 58% of the vote against 42% for his opponent.

According to the first estimates reported by French media, one of the key issues of this presidential election, the abstinence rate reached 28%. In the first round, Emmanuel Macron topped with 27.85% of the votes, followed by Marine Le Pen with 23.15%.

In his first duel in the second round of the 2017 presidential election, Mr Macron won with a massive 66.1% of the vote, against Marine Le Pen, who won 33.9%.

The incumbent president was given the winner in the first round of all elections and during the campaign between rounds two, but with a tight margin against the leader of the national rally.

The official and final results of the ballot will not be validated by the Constitutional Council until Wednesday, April 27.