Macron becomes president of France for a second term

The preliminary results of the second round of the French presidential elections yesterday evening showed that outgoing President Emmanuel Macron outperformed his opponent, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, with about 58 percent. The county hit a record 28 percent.

Immediately, Le Pen conceded defeat and congratulated President Macron. Thus, Le Pen failed to reach the Elysee Palace on her third attempt, which most observers believe will be the last.

European Council President Charch Michel welcomed Macron’s victory and said the EU “can count on France for another five years”. The majority of Europeans had supported Macron and expressed concern about another option for the French, and some leaders had called publicly and in writing to vote in his favour, such as the German chancellor and the prime ministers of Spain and Portugal.

But despite Macron’s comfortable victory, his popularity waned significantly as he swept the 2017 elections with 66 percent of the vote.

Le Pen’s defeat indicates that the French, despite the recent big leap, the good campaign she carried out, and her tireless quest to beautify her image and refine her electoral platform, are not yet ready to elect a female president belonging to the extreme right, with the risks that this option poses at home and abroad.

Attention is turning to the “third electoral round”, “the legislative elections” that will be held next June, which is supposed to provide Macron with a comfortable majority that will enable him to face the challenges that await him, the first of which is fulfilling the promises he made right and left.
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