Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election

Updated . After processing all the ballots, Emmanuel Macron received 58.55% of the vote in the second round of the presidential election, according to the French Interior Ministry. Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Rally party, has 41.45%.

Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron won the second round of the presidential election, according to exit polls.

All the most influential exit polls (IPSOS, IFOP, Elabe) give Macron from 57.6% to 58.2% of the vote. His rival Marine Le Pen receives, according to various sources, from 41.8% to 42.4% of the vote.

• In the previous presidential election in 2017, Macron also defeated Le Pen in the second round. Then the current head of state received 66.1% of the vote, his rival - 33.9%.
• In the first round of the current elections, Macron received 27.8%, Le Pen - 23.2%.