France president Emmanuel Macron

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Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France's president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right's highest share of the vote yet.

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He is the first sitting president in 20 years to be re-elected. More than one in three voters did not vote for either candidate

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Centrist Macron was set to win around 58 percent of the vote in the second-round run-off compared with Le Pen on 42 percent,

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He also pledged a "renewed method" to govern France, adding that this "new era" would not be one of "continuity with the last term which is now ending".

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Mr Macron's victory was welcomed by relieved European leaders, who had feared a far-right candidate offering a series of anti-EU policies.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was first to congratulate him, singling out their mutual challenge in responding to Russia's war on Ukraine.

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Mr Castex is now likely to be replaced in the next few days, and Mr Macron may ask Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne to take over.

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Mr Mélenchon has already held out the prospect of defeating the president's centrist party and becoming prime minister.

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Mr Macron chose a highly symbolic venue from the French Revolution for his victory speech in the Champs de Mars.

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson also welcomed his victory.

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