Macron defeats Le Pen 58-42 in French presidential election, according to early projections

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Centrist French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday became the first French president in 20 years to win a second term, defeating right-wing challenger Marine Le Pen by a margin of around 16 percentage points, The New York Times reports.

Early projections, which the Times notes are "generally reliable," show Macron with 58.2 percent of the vote to Le Pen's 41.8 percent.

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Grayson Quay

Grayson Quay was the weekend editor at TheWeek.com. His writing has also been published in National Review, the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteModern AgeThe American ConservativeThe Spectator World, and other outlets. Grayson earned his M.A. from Georgetown University in 2019.