French Presidential Election 2022: EU chiefs, Italy PM congratulate Macron on re-election after projections

Emmanuel Macron is set to win a second French President term after defeating far-right leader Marine Le Pen, the projections on Sunday (April 24) showed. 

Polling firms for French television channels based on a sample of the vote count projected that Macron was set to win 57.6-58.2 per cent of the vote compared with Le Pen on 41.8-42.4 per cent. 

Important to note that the outcome is expected to be confirmed by official results overnight. 

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