"Macron elected for second term as French president, leads Le Pen 58.2%-41.8% (Ipsos estimate)"

[Dawson Leery]

Source: France 24

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20220424-live-follow-the-results-of-france-s-presidential-election-run-off

Read more: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20220424-live-follow-the-results-of-france-s-presidential-election-run-off

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"Emmanuel Macron was elected to a second term as French president on Sunday evening with 58.2% of the vote, according to an estimate from the Ipsos polling institute. His far-right challenger Marine Le Pen won 41.8% of the vote in an election that saw the country’s highest abstention rate in 50 years. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments and reactions."

It has been 20 years since France re-elected an incumbent.

[Walleye]

1. Same 40% fascist that we have in this country.

[KS Toronado]

27. Was my first thought also

but then when we add in "highest abstention rate in 50 years."
that 40% might vary some. No idea if up or down.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216623430

[paleotn]

32. That is true. I was hoping he would win by a larger margin than 58 - 42

particularly with what's going on in Europe right now. I still find it hard to reconcile that 40% of French and American voters are sociopaths, authoritarians and assorted other haters, but it is what it is.

[Demovictory9]

43. About 40% vote for their party no matter what so win margin is very good

[DENVERPOPS]

58. He probably won by a much bigger margin

But thanks to continued Russian tampering with voting, she probably lost by an even greater margin than the final results....

[onetexan]

61. Agree. Plus it seems some of the ppl who voted for him previously ei

Sat out or voted for lepen. Disappointing but propaganda w reach weakminded folks.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

73. +1

[keopeli]

2. Thank God the French keep their Authoritarian loons and in the minority.

[Dawson Leery]

3. The French are smarter than the Brits.

[Hekate]

12. Forewarned is forearmed, maybe. Brexit was a bad idea. But the article says a lot of French....

…did not bother to vote, which is a bit scary.

I’m glad Macron won — for many reasons.

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

50. Dieu Merci !!

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Just saw WaPo breaking

France’s Macron projected to win presidency, holding off Le Pen’s far-right threat to upend Europe and relations with Russia

By Rick Noack, Michael Birnbaum and Elie Petit

Today at 2:00 a.m. EDT | Updated today at 2:02 p.m. EDT


PARIS — Emmanuel Macron is projected to become the first French president in two decades to win a second term, holding off a far-right challenge by Marine Le Pen that could have upended Europe. Macron won 58 percent of the vote and Le Pen 42 percent in the initial projected results released by France’s public broadcaster.

Macron’s likely victory offers continuity for France and another five years of political stability for the 27-nation European Union, which has been buffeted by years of challenges from far-right populists, Brexit, an immigration crisis, and now Russia’s war in Ukraine. France and Germany are the pillars of the bloc, and policymakers in capitals across the continent had been watching the election with anxiety.

Despite Le Pen’s apparent defeat, Sunday’s projections were the best result the far-right has ever received in a French presidential election. A win by Le Pen, 53, would have put an anti-immigrant populist who has expressed admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin in charge of the European Union’s second-biggest economy and its only nuclear power. It would have also replaced a fervent E.U. defender with a fierce critic of the bloc.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/24/french-election-2022-results/

[barbtries]

5. I'm surprised at how relieved I am.

too much fear in me these days.

[deurbano]

8. My reaction, too!

It's pathetic that the fascist not winning is now the bar to be cleared.

[Delphinus]

24. Exactly.

[hay rick]

14. The thrill of non-defeat!

[yorkster]

23. Good one. n/t.

[ShazzieB]

62. Same here.

If she'd won, NATO would have been SO screwed. Which means Ukraine would have been so, SO screwed. Which...ugh, I don't even want to think about would have happened if that Nazi had won.

Fuck Putin and all his Nazi fascist fans.

[Uncle Joe]

6. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread Dawson Leery.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. Yeah

Link to tweet

[dchill]

9. I'm relieved - even though I knew our fabulous media corps...

...was really pushing the tried and true horse race meme.

[yaesu]

10. I'm surprised the putin agent got 41.8% but look how good the putin agent did in the US. nt

[srose58089]

11. Great News for France and the world

[nycbos]

13. Her father only got 17% 2002.

The fact she got almost 42% is scary because it shows that more and more people in the west are willing to give up on liberal democracy.

But I am relieved Macron won.

[Evolve Dammit]

17. great point. It's growing. We have our own version and the common denominator is Vlad.

[Jakes Progress]

49. tfg got 47% here.

[Marcuse]

56. He got 53% of the European-American vote in 2020.

[JanMichael]

59. As the WWII generation dies off you will see more French Nazis. Or Polish Nazis.

Or US Nazis.

I've known plenty of WWII vets that were very conservative but hated Nazis with a passion. Now? They are mostly all gone so now you are more likely to see "out" nazis in Charlottesville Va.

[marie999]

15. Finally, some good news.

[blue-wave]

16. Whew!! We won one.

Still too close for my comfort, but I'll take it. Many battles to be fought before the fascist authoritarians are defeated. On to our midterms and let's win that war in Ukraine!!

[Bo Zarts]

18. Vive la France!

[speak easy]

26. +!

[LiberalFighter]

19. Too close.

[58Sunliner]

20. Great news. Turnout was @ 63.23%.

41.8% for the RW con was actually 26.43%. Sad and disturbing almost 40% sat this out.

[Justice matters.]

38. Could be many of the far left sat it out.

Président Macron est au centre.

President Macron is in the center.

[58Sunliner]

74. I am certain some sat it out, as many of the far left consider Macron to be to the right of center.

[Jakes Progress]

48. 2020 US turnout was only 66%

[58Sunliner]

75. And that was up from 2016.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

65. American turnout is what is sadder and more disturbing as American corporate media is more

powerful and the people more inclined to be conned and manipulated than the French.

Don’t think an attempted violent insurrection in France would be met by a corporate media giving it all a shrug.

[Faux pas]

21. Kickin' With Gusto!

[BlueJac]

22. Excellent

[ancianita]

25. Though the French haven't re-elected an incumbent in 20 years, they are not stupid.

They'd never allow a Nazi anti-semite putin puppet to lead.

Vive la France!

[IronLionZion]

28. Great, but that was a bit too close for comfort

Disappointed so many French would support a Nazi after what the original Nazis did to France.

[LaMouffette]

29. Thank God! Vive la France!

[MissMillie]

30. Heard a story on NPR last week about how LePen was running as "non-woke"

or "anti-woke"

Nice to see French voters aren't buying the B.S.

[Warpy]

31. Good, Macron is finally on to Putin

while Le Pen is still his tool.

One hopes France can come up with someone in the next election who will trounce LePen so thoroughly she'll go back to whatever she did before entering politics. I'm not surprised by the number of abstentions, Macron is not popular and inflation is not helping. At least more people realized Le Pen wouldn't be able to do anything about that, either.

The whole world has been on a printed money, low interest bender. Time for the hangover. At least it will be easier to take without Le Pen banging her bigotry drum in their ears.

[SergeStorms]

33. Phew!

I didn't think LePen stood a chance, but you never know how those ballots will be counted.

I guess freezing Vlad's assets and having his mind occupied with losing a war to Ukraine took his "influence" away.

Very good, VERY GOOD!

[gademocrat7]

34. Great news!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

35. I am so relieved.

LePen would have totally ruined the US-France alliance, NATO, as well as the EU.

My prayers were answered.

[Traildogbob]

36. This is great news

Putin support is not the way to take power. I hope this country takes the same path, no far right dick-tatorship that wants genocide for its opposition. Viva La France. Ron Johnson and MTG next. Just to name a few Putin ass boils here. Start with the seven from July 4th.

[Upthevibe]

37. Thank God.....n/t

[TheRickles]

39. Next up: A vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson by the UK's Conservative Party.

[GoneOffShore]

40. And LePen conceded. Not well, but she conceded.

Now on to the parliamentary elections in June.

I'm breathing again, for the first time in 36 hours.

[JI7]

41. I heard somewhere that Le Pen's support included a lot of young people

and they were upset about Islam in the country .

[Elessar Zappa]

70. Macron won under 25 and over 60 handily.

26-59 year olds split the vote.

[C Moon]

42. putin must be stomping his feet in his bunker.

[bluestarone]

44. GREAT NEWS!

[AlexSFCA]

45. huge margin considering ridiculous polling

[Wild blueberry]

46. Whew!

[Jakes Progress]

47. Difference in France is that 58% of popular vote

is 58% of election.

With out stacked electoral college and gerrymandered districts 42% of popular vote might win.

[AllyCat]

51. Yaaasssss!!!!

I know he has his issues, but Le Pen?? Ugh!

[liberalla]

52. Oh, Thank the Gods! The Le Pen nightmare is averted - for now... and hopefully forever!

Thank you French citizens!

[electric_blue68]

53. Merci, France! (phhhhew!)

[iluvtennis]

54. Excellent news. Bravo

[Darkstar53142]

55. Good for France and the rest of the world.

Christian Nationalists belong in the minority.

[BigmanPigman]

57. Woo hoo!!!!!

Thank you, France!

[Lulu KC]

60. Whew! n/t

[DemocraticPatriot]

63. Good.

France rejects fascism... as well they should.

[SouthernDem4ever]

64. So 40% of French Voters approve of someone who loves Putin

how weird.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

66. Not really. And way less than the percentage who voted for the American fascist, yes?

Many vote for Party no matter what, others will sit on their hands given only two choices.

There’s the rub…only two choices.

[msfiddlestix]

67. That margin of victory seems pretty significant, yet the polls had repeatedly indicated the contrary

a nose to nose horse race, Le Pen stronger than ever, blah blah blah.

hmm.

curiouser and curiouser...

sort of confirmation of a theory pollsters are simply in the business of making game in conflating or deflating numbers for their own agenda of profiteering.

Keeping that in mind when I see and read "low polling numbers" for Biden.

[muriel_volestrangler]

68. The polls showed her closing on Macron, and then falling away

So, not, not "confirmation" of your theory of mass lying for profit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2022_French_presidential_election#Graphical_summary_2

The polling average (for a Macron/Le Pen runoff) got as close as 53% Macron, 47% Le Pen around the time of the first round; by the last polls, it had widened to 56%/44%. Melenchon's strong urging for his voters to never vote for Le Pen may have helped.

[msfiddlestix]

69. well then! There you have it. I stand corrected.

And here I was trying to be optimistic wrt Biden's polling numbers along with Congressional and Senate outcomes for Dems.

But thanks for the correction.

[True Blue American]

71. Meanwhile our fair press was saying," much tighter.

It will “
O be a close one!” Just like they are constantly parroting,” Biden’s rating are in the dumps,”
58.2 and 32 is not close!
And oh look,” President Trump had 10,0000 at his rally.” The crowd was so sparse in Columbus they did not scan the crowd. Not sure what happened in Delaware.

[Sogo]

72. Phew!!!!!!!

I have a friend from France, living in London, who was for Le Pen!!! I was shocked to find out.....!!