Check back here for updates & results of the French Presidential Election.
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Results are expected after polls close at 2 p.m. eastern time, 8 p.m. in France.
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Marine Le Pen concedes defeat to Emmanuel Macron in French election https://t.co/b0RknIuEGL #Presidentielle2017 pic.twitter.com/56AhbSihX1
— Bloomberg (@business) May 7, 2017
Marine Le Pen calls Emmanuel Macron to congratulate him on winning the #frenchelection #presidentielle2017https://t.co/UcwWOuZA4R pic.twitter.com/CyUf1atVHc
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 7, 2017
2:00 pm EST
Centrist Emmanuel Macron beats Marine Le Pen to the French presidency, winning about 65 of the vote, according to a projection by Kantar Public One Point-TF1-RTL.
[contentcards url=”https://truepundit.com/france-chooses-macron-as-new-president/”]9:00 am EST
Louvre grounds, where French presidential candidate and favorite Emmanuel Macron was planning to celebrate his possible victory on Sunday, was evacuated for security checks after a suspicious bag was found, police and a campaign official said.
[contentcards url=”https://truepundit.com/louvre-evacuated-as-suspicious-package-found-ahead-of-emmanuel-macron-speech/”]2:00 am EST
French voters headed to the polls Sunday for the final act in one of the most tumultuous presidential election campaigns in the country’s history.
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