news at ten, live from paris, where emmanuel macron is on course to be re elected as president of france. speaking in the last hour, he thanked his supporters but said, after recent divisions, he would oversee a new era in france, in which no one would be left behind. earlier, his rival marine le pen conceded defeat but vowed to continue her political career, hailing the improvement in her vote. exit polls which are usually incredibly accurate suggest that mr macron will win a 50% of the vote with marine le pen taking 42%. we will look at what the results mean for france and the rest of the world but first a europe editor katya adler reports on the day s events. emmanuel macron, one of europe s most powerful leaders, clearly reconfirmed tonight. the first french president to be re elected in two decades. his supporters,
tonight at ten, we re in paris, where emmanuel macron is on course to be re elected as france s president. mr macron is projected to defeat his far right rival marine le pen, and after a divisive campaign, promised tonight to govern for everyone. translation: our country harbours many doubts translation: our country harbours many doubts and translation: our country harbours many doubts and division translation: our country harbours many doubts and division so - translation: our country harbours many doubts and division so we - translation: our country harbours | many doubts and division so we need to be strong but nobody will be left behind. ms le pen, who improved on her vote from the last election, admitted defeat, but vowed to carry on campaigning. 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
campaign. this is an achievement but no one has lost a presidential race to the far right, so this election was mr macron s to lose. the headline tonight is more than 40% of france seems to have voted for a far right president. seems quoted for the opposite of what mr macron is offering. where does he go from here? he needs to keep his parliamentary majority in parliamentary majority in parliamentary elections injune. secondly, he needs to try and knit together this divided country. he had a bit of him there in that package, saying how this country is filled with fear and divisions, promising no one is going to be left behind. there is a lot of relief among his supporters tonight, but nothing like the energy or excitement there was five years ago and the predominant feeling for many people here tonight was, let s wait and see. ., ~ people here tonight was, let s wait and see. ., ,, i. people here tonight was, let s wait andsee. ., . ., let s get a final thought
elections in less than two weeks time. more now on our top story: and the french presidential election which emmanuel macron is projected to have won for a historic second term. let s go live now to paris, and reeta chakrabarti. with me is edouard lecerf, who is the director of french polling firm bva. have been watching developments and with emmanuel macron winning by we think 58.5%, a projected figure, thatis think 58.5%, a projected figure, that is rather less than he won by, five years ago. how would you characterise this victory? it is five years ago. how would you characterise this victory? it is a victory with characterise this victory? it is a victory with more characterise this victory? it is a victory with more questions - characterise this victory? it is a l victory with more questions than real momentum. of course it is almost incredible in french politics to have an incumbent president re elected, that is one thing. of
common, to a common history, the national novel that he would have altogether and that is the challenge for the five coming years, very tough times. it for the five coming years, very tough times- for the five coming years, very tough times. it is an interesting situation and tough times. it is an interesting situation and the tough times. it is an interesting situation and the questions - tough times. it is an interesting situation and the questions i i situation and the questions i happened to other people this evening, emmanuel macron is not a new kid on the block any more, he s not coming in and saying he will change things, this is the francie has helped create in the last five years. in has helped create in the last five ears. ., has helped create in the last five ears. . .. ., years. in that campaigning in two rounds he said years. in that campaigning in two rounds he said i years. in that campaigning in two rounds he said i do years. in that campaigning in two rounds