Macron Defeats Le Pen, French Exit Polls Say
If the projections are borne out by official results, Mr. Macron would be the first French president in a generation to win a second term, since Jacques Chirac in 2002.

French polling agencies are projecting that centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron will win France’s presidential runoff Sunday, beating far right rival Marine Le Pen in a tight race that was clouded by the Ukraine war and saw a surge in support for extremist ideas.
If the projections are borne out by official results, Mr. Macron would be the first French president in a generation to win a second term, since Jacques Chirac in 2002. But he would face a divided nation and a battle to keep his parliamentary majority in legislative elections in June.
Five years ago, Mr. Macron won a sweeping victory over Ms. Le Pen to become the youngest French president.
The margin is expected to be substantially smaller this time: Polling agencies Opinionway, Harris and Ifop-Fiducial projected that Mr. Macron would win between 57 percent and 58.5 percent of the vote, with Ms. Le Pen getting between 41.5 percent and 43 percent.