France

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Damon Linker

France's center holds. Can it last?

Screen showing Emmanuel Macron's victory

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five more years

Macron defeats Le Pen 58-42 in French presidential election

French election posters of Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron

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showdown

Macron and Le Pen make final pitches to French voters

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Mercenary Games

France

France's center holds. Can it last?

Macron defeats Le Pen 58-42 in French presidential election

Macron and Le Pen make final pitches to French voters

France says Russia tried to frame it with mass graves in Mali