As is tradition on Gallic soil, at 20:00 local time the preliminary results were released, which election experts say represent extremely reliable data because they are generated from actual votes.
Macron would have won the second round of the presidential election with 57.6 percent of the vote, for his rival 42.4 percent, a similar scenario to what polls predicted before the campaign officially ended at midnight on Friday.
In a few hours, the Ministry of the Interior will announce the final results, which will be confirmed on April 27 by the Constitutional Council to make the French President official for the period 2022-2027.
No later than May 13, the president will be sworn in, who has promised to rule broader and more united, with a European-leaning vision to face the challenges and promote the country’s energy and agricultural independence.
According to preliminary estimates, abstention in the elections was around 28 percent, more than 13 million people. The re-elected President invited his supporters to celebrate the victory on the Champs de Mars in this capital with the Eiffel Tower as a witness.