French election: Macron wins second round with 55%, according to a poll

THE Emanuel Macron will be the winner of the second round of the French presidential elections securing 55% of the vote against Marin Lepen, according to a poll by Opinioway-Kéa Partners for Les Echos and Radio Classique.

Turnout is expected to reach 71%.

Meanwhile, the Luxembourg foreign minister called on the French to block the far-right leader Marine Le Pen, whose rise to the French presidency would lead to “the overthrow of order in Europe” and the “edifice of peace”.

“I hope that the outcome (of the elections) will be such that we do not have it Lepen in the European Union as President of France “, said Jean Asselborn, attending the meeting of European Foreign Ministers, as broadcast by the French Agency and relayed by the Athenian News Agency.

“It will not only be a reversal of order in Europe as a building of values, of peace, but it would put the very essence of the European Union in a different direction. The French must prevent this“, He added.

Describing the far-right performance of the far right in the first round of the French presidential election as “very, very worrying”, Jean Asselborn said that France was “in a kind of political civil war”.

“As a European at heart, it is very important for me to remain united and strong as Europeans, especially in these difficult times.”for her part, said German Foreign Minister Analena Berbock.

Source: News Beast

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