Source: BBC

By Patrick Jackson, Tom Spender, Henri Astier and Roland Hughes

Summary

1. France chooses Emmanuel Macron as next president, projections say
2. Emmanuel Macron, 39, is head of centrist party En Marche
3. He defeated Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Front
4. The main projections both give him over 65% of the votes
5. Turnout is down on previous years – 65.3% had voted by 17:00 local time
6. Over 25% of voters are thought to have abstained

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“Happy that French voters chose a European future,” European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker tweets.

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Félicitations @EmmanuelMacron! Heureux que les Français aient choisi un avenir européen. Ensemble pour une #Europe plus forte et plus juste

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