good evening from paris. exit polls from france indicate a clear victory for emmanuel macron. projected results have given him the lead by a margin of at least 15 percentage points over his rival marine le pen. if confirmed, he would become the first french president to win re—election in 20 years. earlier this evening marine le pen has conceded defeat. she polled just under 41.5%. for emmanuel macron, over 58.5% of the vote. party headquarters — and our correspondent jessica parker is there. you are at the foot of the eiffel tower, where emmanuel macron isjust addressed his supporters. tell us what he said. emmanuel macron has been known for having a sense of theatre, and certainly, this evening, we have been treated to a bit of that. he made his entrance earlier on this evening and took to the stage in front of the eiffel tower, that iconic parisien structure, to address supporters, but of course as we were talking about before, notjust supporters but very much those people who do not support him as well. and he talked about those who had abstained, and he talked about those who had voted for marine le pen. his far right rival. and that attracted some booing from the crowd, but he said they should not boo, and as expected, what emmanuel macron wanted to do this evening was not just appeal to those people in his supporter base, because they have gone out and campaign for him, maybe voted for him as well, he wants to appeal to those people who stayed at home, voted blank as they say here, or only to vote to stop marine le pen or to have supporters as well. why? he acknowledged the country is divided, for any political leader a divided, for any political leader a divided country is a harder country to govern, so he talked about trying to govern, so he talked about trying to do what he could to address those divisions in society. also, another reason he will want to be reaching out to those voters as well is with an eye on those parliamentary elections injune when he will want to repeat what he did last time which is securing a majority in parliament to make sure that he has a cooperative legislature. to some extent it was an ideological and political speech to say that he wanted to heal some of those divisions but as well, deeply political, in the sense that he has got parliamentary elections to look to, injune, so, trying to strike back note of dignity over triumphalism, not sounding as if he is too triumphant in victory that he has secured the night. he is thinking of those people who did not vote for him this time around and many people in the country actively don't like him or his policies. jess, just stay there for us because i want to bring viewers a little bit of what emmanuel macron had to say. you are speaking in the last few minutes. let's remind ourselves of what he has been saying. translation: i also aware that many of our compatriots _ translation: i also aware that many of our compatriots voted _ translation: i also aware that 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as french president. let's go back tojessica term as french president. let's go back to jessica parker who term as french president. let's go back tojessica parker who is where he was at the foot of the eiffel tower where he was addressing supporters. and it is interesting listening to him wanting to heal the divisions in society, about understanding that some people have been so disenchanted that they didn't want to vote, but this is his second term. he's the person who has beenin second term. he's the person who has been in charge up until now. this is the inheritance that has created. yes, and some people will point to the fact that he's no longer a fresh new face, that he has been office for five years, as to why this fight was harderfor him in a sense, yes, last time around he was a relatively fresh face and burst onto the scene with this new party but this time he had five years to defend, five years that have seen a succession of crises, covid, and most recently the russian invasion of ukraine, he has had his critics and supporters throughout both crises and you mention, he was here a moment ago, he is still down there talking to supporters, shaking hands, having his picture taken. i think he is possibly enjoying this moment of victory as he came here to this rather grand setting this evening in front of the eiffel tower, but in terms of addressing those internal divisions as well, i think that is a point marine le pen really pushed him on. she was seen to run an effective initial campaign on the cost of living crisis, various promises he made like removing under 30s from income tax, that emmanuel macron's site said were economically illiterate but it did force emmanuel macron into a space where he had to go out and campaign harder, he had been taking this rather statesman—like approach, and he had been talking about trying to invest more outside of cities like paris, into communities that potentially fuel left behind in france, former industrial areas, we know that parts of northern france, particularly, marine le pen's strongholds, so he has had to respond to a challenge in this race although it seems he has emerged with a relatively comfortable victory and as we have been discussing, scored that unusual, not often seen achievement, are being re—elected, the french often opt for change, and this time, they didn't. often opt for change, and this time, the didn't. a , often opt for change, and this time, they didn't-— they didn't. many thanks, jessica parker, reporting _ they didn't. many thanks, jessica parker, reporting there, - they didn't. many thanks, jessica parker, reporting there, as - they didn't. many thanks, jessica parker, reporting there, as we i they didn't. many thanks, jessica . parker, reporting there, as we could see, emmanuel macron still there, still shaking hands and hugging his supporters, clearly a spirit of elation. to his rival now, and speaking shortly after the exit polls showed that marine le pen would not be making her way to the elysee palace, she can defeat. but she said she would keep up the political fight she said she would keep up the politicalfight against she said she would keep up the political fight against emmanuel macron in the run—up to thejune parliamentary elections. translation: this evening french people have - shown that they want a strong counterweight to mr macron. and of course we want to see that they have shown that they want to have protection and to not see the undermining of social systems and purchasing power. they stand against insecurity and the change in the retirement age proposed by emmanuel macron. this evening, i fear that the next five years will not break away from the practices that were carried out in the first time of macron and i feel that nothing will be done to repair the fractures we have experienced in this country. to avoid this power grab by certain individuals, now i would like to say that i will continue my commitment to france and french people. i will persevere. crowd chant: marine! marine! at the end of this process, there is an enormous process happening in this country. and there are efforts to combat the elites — represented by macron. now we have a genuine opposition. now, all is not lost because in a few weeks' time we have the legislative elections coming up. and with this legislative election process that reinforces the results at the moment, we may see emmanuel macron grab even more executive and legislative power. this is a very high risk. now, no democrat and none of our— fellow citizens should accept this. this is a destructive project for france. faced with those who want, well, in the face of those who want to try and continue the current process, we know what we will do. we will, with our sincerity intact, continue to do our work. therefore this evening we would like to launch the great battle for the legislative elections. the defeated candidate marine le pen speaking, there. with me is samantha de bendern, an associate fellow from the london—based international think tank chatham house. she has also worked at the european commission. what you think this win for emmanuel macron is going to mean for emmanuel macron is going to mean for french foreign policy going forward? , , , forward? first thing we will see is a tri to forward? first thing we will see is a trip to kyiv _ forward? first thing we will see is a trip to kyiv by — forward? first thing we will see is a trip to kyiv by macron. - forward? first thing we will see is| a trip to kyiv by macron. president zelensky has intimated an invitation a number of times and there will be some friction between president zelensky and present macron because emmanuel macron has refused tojoin the course of other nations saying there is a genocide going on in ukraine, he has remained more circumspect, saying that the lawyers will decide this and now that the election is over we will see him on the ground in kyiv, if the security situation is of course allowing for that. ., . ., , ,, ., ., that. how much has ukraine featured in this campaign? _ that. how much has ukraine featured in this campaign? emmanuel- that. how much has ukraine featured in this campaign? emmanuel macron| in this campaign? emmanuel macron made a decision _ in this campaign? emmanuel macron made a decision at _ in this campaign? emmanuel macron made a decision at the _ in this campaign? emmanuel macron made a decision at the beginning - in this campaign? emmanuel macron made a decision at the beginning of. made a decision at the beginning of the war in ukraine that coincided with the intense phase of the elections, to really step back and prioritise foreign policy. that was at least until the first round. quite interesting, french tv coverage of ukraine between the two grounds was higher own ukraine than on domestic elections, because the audience, the audomat were showing that the french audience prepared to watch programmes on ukraine done on the french elections but now going forward emmanuel macron has an opportunity me to make a stand as president of the european union, france is at the head of the rotating presidency, and he has been relatively not very visible on the ukraine conflict because of the whole election process, he has been focusing more on talking to president putin. it will be interesting to see whether this initiative comes back again. so, he is somebody who is very pro—eu, keen on trying to reform the eu from within but he has not been able to capitalise on that because of the election campaign, so also, what i think macron is very aware of is that in spite of this so—called unity within the eu that everyone is talking about and voicing, there are already cracks appearing between the franco german axis and the east european countries who feel much more solidarity with ukraine and are very worried about what has been perceived as france's lack of leadership on the european front. bilaterally, france has been active, talking to president putin and president zelensky but not as a european actor so i think we will see this change in the coming weeks, before the parliamentary elections in june. before the parliamentary elections injune. another challenge before the parliamentary elections in june. another challenge for before the parliamentary elections injune. another challenge for him. another challenge, absolutely, thank you so much. live now to marine le pen's party headquarters in paris — and our correspondent nick beake. there were crowds earlier when i spoke to you, looking at the shot now there are still people milling around, what is the atmosphere like? spirits have lifted somewhat. it is not a full on party because obviously they have lost back chatting to people, they are trying to take heart and put a brave face on things, taking heart from what marine le pen said on the stage a little earlier, saying that this is an historic achievement, they have increased their share of the vote compared to five years ago, they have momentum on their site, and a lot of people talking about a third round of elections, something you mentioned a moment ago, the parliamentary elections injune, saying they should be focused on that, they should not give up on this point. i thought that was quite interesting. something else which struck me, talking to one guy here, he was less optimistic stop he said that it feels like the far right, to use that description, his party had come so far but actually there was not much further they could go unless there was what he called a coalition of patriots created, in other words, a coalition of the right, the far right, the right—wing element of france and interestingly, eric zemmour, the man we have been talking a lot about six months ago, didn't do well in the first round of voting, the man who presented himself as to the right of marine le pen has tonight been talking about this sort of far right coalition. interesting to see whether that takes shape, whether that would tip the balance and whether france as a nation we choose that sort of thing but certainly, people here, trying to make the best of a bad situation, but there is as you would imagine palpable anger here. they don't think emmanuel macron will be the president for the next five years and i can tell you that the scenes that you saw, that we were talking about earlier, no one bothered to watch emmanuel macron on the big screen here early on. your power despite him talking about wanting to heal the fractures, that is not quite happening. i heal the fractures, that is not quite happening-— heal the fractures, that is not quite happening. i wonder, in the oinion quite happening. i wonder, in the opinion polls _ quite happening. i wonder, in the opinion polls in — quite happening. i wonder, in the opinion polls in the _ quite happening. i wonder, in the opinion polls in the run-up - quite happening. i wonder, in the opinion polls in the run-up to - quite happening. i wonder, in the opinion polls in the run-up to the j opinion polls in the run—up to the selection they did suggest that emmanuel macron was pulling away. did people in the room really think that marine le pen stood a chance? did they really think that she might win? to did they really think that she might win? ., , , . , did they really think that she might win? , .,, did they really think that she might win? to be perfectly honest, they were disheartened _ win? to be perfectly honest, they were disheartened by _ win? to be perfectly honest, they were disheartened by the - win? to be perfectly honest, they were disheartened by the gulf- win? to be perfectly honest, they| were disheartened by the gulf that seem to emerge over the last week, ten days, between emmanuel macron and marine le pen, as he seemed to pull away in the opinion polls. people will say time and again, think about the brexit vote, the election of donald trump in the united states, these were political earthquakes that the so experts did not see coming, and certainly the pollsters were proved wrong, but whilst people were optimistic, in the heart of hearts they knew that it would have been a huge achievement for marine le pen to become french president, for a number of reasons, and i'm sure, as they do a postmortem of what went wrong, certainly her campaign will look at this. they will be looking at why they were not able to capitalise on support and does it boil down to the fact that, for some people, she may have come across as a softer, more palatable character they want to do vote for, does it remain the majority rich people looked at her policies and thought, not a lot has changed, there are a lot of extreme elements, that they would view as extreme end there, in particular on the domestic front, the proposed ban for example of muslim women wearing a headscarf in public, was that emblematic of someone who was not fit to be president and was that the reason she didn't get the vote she needed to, today. she didn't get the vote she needed to, toda . ., ~' ,, she didn't get the vote she needed to, toda . ., ,, i. , . she didn't get the vote she needed to, toda . ., ~ ,, , . ., to, today. thank you very much, our correspondent. _ to, today. thank you very much, our correspondent, nick— to, today. thank you very much, our correspondent, nick beake - to, today. thank you very much, our| correspondent, nick beake reporting from the marine le pen headquarters. nacira guenif, a professor of sociology and anthropology here in paris, has been with me all evening. you were listening to emmanuel macron's victory speech, as we all were, what did you make of it the? i think that is interesting that he would want to appeal to all french people from the beginning, and making sure that people do not be doing marine le pen's name, he was adamant that she they should not do that and again he's trying to present himself as the president of france, the ecological nation, which is something he did not deliver during his first term, and he is trying to act as someone who might be in favour ofjustice, but let's not forget that he proposed this measure for people who are receiving an amount of money every month, that they should also provide some work which is the first time that this is proposed, and he has drawn on the right to propose this measure and finally what i find interesting, he wants to gather all energies of france in order to move forward, but he was devising himself during his term and i will take one example that relates to my field of activity as a professional in academia, he was the one who launched a national campaign against academics, as intellectuals that were divisive for the french nation. fin intellectuals that were divisive for the french nation.— intellectuals that were divisive for the french nation. intellectuals that were divisive for - the french nation._ on the french nation. on what basis? on the french nation. on what basis? on the basis that — the french nation. on what basis? on the basis that they _ the french nation. on what basis? on the basis that they were _ the french nation. on what basis? on the basis that they were studying - the basis that they were studying fields that were supposed to be opposed to the french republic and do universally such as gender studies, critical race studies, colonial and de—colonialism studies, and things to do with inequalities in france, and because of that, he coined or labelled parts of the french academia, as being islamoleftists and it is understand —— interesting he wanted to remove himself from the spot as part of that he has a bridge to the far right voters, to the far right ways of looking at france, and he has sometimes got very close to what the far right is embodying right now, so that would be interesting, that he would be able to straighten out the record orders that think he was not being helpful in that matter. is a being helpful in that matter. is a fresh start _ being helpful in that matter. is a fresh start possible for him? the speech was of course a victory speech was of course a victory speech but it was not triumphalist. maybe there was a turn—off humility, that he does know that he is not the new kid on the block any more. his record is his record. this new kid on the block any more. his record is his record.— record is his record. this is something _ record is his record. this is something that _ record is his record. this is something that has - record is his record. this is something that has been l record is his record. this is _ something that has been commented on everywhere, that he should not be triumphalist as i was saying before. it means also that he to address all of the ways in which he has been divisive for the french society, and it is notjust the yellow divisive for the french society, and it is not just the yellow vests divisive for the french society, and it is notjust the yellow vests but the way he has addressed the muslim community in france, and i would not be surprised if a lot of french muslims didn't vote for him for a second term, and that would be very concerning for him, if he should have to address this issue because they have to feel a sense of belonging to the french society, as any other french people and french citizens, so these are the things that lie ahead of him. so citizens, so these are the things that lie ahead of him.— citizens, so these are the things that lie ahead of him. so good to net our that lie ahead of him. so good to get your thoughts _ that lie ahead of him. so good to get your thoughts on _ that lie ahead of him. so good to get your thoughts on this - that lie ahead of him. so good to i get your thoughts on this important evening when france has decided on its new president, it has re—elected emmanuel macron as president of france. you are watching bbc news. translation: this evening french eo - le translation: this evening french peeple have _ translation: this evening french people have shown _ translation: this evening french people have shown that _ translation: this evening french people have shown that they - translation: this evening french people have shown that they want. translation: this evening french | people have shown that they want a strong _ people have shown that they want a strong counterweight _ people have shown that they want a strong counterweight to _ people have shown that they want a strong counterweight to mr- people have shown that they want a j strong counterweight to mr macron. people have shown that they want a i strong counterweight to mr macron. i feel that _ strong counterweight to mr macron. i feel that nothing _ strong counterweight to mr macron. i feel that nothing will— strong counterweight to mr macron. i feel that nothing will be _ strong counterweight to mr macron. i feel that nothing will be done - strong counterweight to mr macron. i feel that nothing will be done to - feel that nothing will be done to repair— feel that nothing will be done to repair the — feel that nothing will be done to repair the fracture _ feel that nothing will be done to repair the fracture is _ feel that nothing will be done to repair the fracture is that - feel that nothing will be done to repair the fracture is that we - feel that nothing will be done to i repair the fracture is that we have experienced — repair the fracture is that we have experienced in _ repair the fracture is that we have experienced in this _ repair the fracture is that we have experienced in this country. - translation: i am aware that many of our compatriots — translation: i am aware that many of our compatriots voted _ translation: i am aware that many of our compatriots voted for _ translation: i am aware that many of our compatriots voted for me _ translation: i am aware that many of our compatriots voted for me today - our compatriots voted for me today not to support my ideas but simply to build a barricade against the ideas of the far right, and at this point i would like to thank them, and tell them that i am aware that this vote gives me a great duty for the next two years. i am the custodian of their sense of duty, their attachment to our republic and their attachment to our republic and their respect for differences, which have been expressed over the past few weeks. good evening. well, that weekend brought us a lot of fine, dry and settled weather, with plenty of sunshine, continuing the trend of this dry april that we've seen so far. this was the picture near wigan taken on sunday afternoon, beautiful blue skies around then. more of the same, in fact, through the next few days. still largely dry and settled. you will notice it will be slightly cooler and cloudier, and there is just the chance of a few showers around on monday, but in general the next few days dominated by high pressure, which is building in from the north, and then it's going to be sitting right across the uk from midweek onwards. so, for the rest of the night, then, most places looking dry, long clear spells, we'll have a bit more cloud drifting in from the north and the east, as well, a bit of a breeze through the english channel, but light winds for most of us overnight, and temperatures falling to between about 4—7 degrees in our towns and cities, a touch colder than that in more rural spots. so, perhaps those temperatures just low enough for a touch of grass frost in the most prone spots, but monday, then, sunny spells, lots of dry weather again, there could be a few showers pushing into parts of eastern england later in the morning, and by the afternoon a few more cropping up, particularly down the spine of england. many places avoiding them, though — but the breeze is coming in from a north—easterly direction, blowing over these fairly chilly north sea temperatures, around about 8—10 degrees, so it's always going to feel that little bit cooler for the likes of aberdeen down towards newcastle, for instance, 10 or 11 degrees here. warmest weather for southern england and south wales where we are likely to see 15 or 16 degrees on monday afternoon. looking ahead, now, towards tuesday, and we will see more cloud across scotland and northern england. it will start to filter its way a little bit further south through the course of the day, so, that will keep temperatures back a little bit compared to recent days, not quite as warm. again, largely dry, rogue shower, perhaps, here and there, but temperatures between about about 9—16 or even 17 degrees, in fact. we are keeping the warmest down towards south wales and southern england, as well. not much change into wednesday, again we have always got a little bit more cloud creeping in from the north and the east, so staying cloudier towards the east, best of the sunshine probably for the likes of wales, perhaps into northern ireland, as well. temperatures down a notch, highs on wednesday somewhere between about 8—11; degrees or so, and then, looking towards the end of the week, no great change. high pressure still in charge, keeping things a little cooler, but largely dry with some sunny spells, but fairly cloudy through thursday and friday too. bye— bye.