
World leaders hurried to congratulate France's centrist President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and victory over far-right leader Marine Le Pen in Sunday's elections.
Macron's win makes him the first French President to win re-election in two decades.
According to the website of the French Ministry ofInterior, Macron received 58.5 per cent of the vote, or 18.8 million votes, while Le Pen received 41.5 per cent of the vote or 13.3 million votes.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin also congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and defeat of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, said the Kremlin, as tensions remain over the Ukraine conflict.
"I sincerely wish you success in your state activities, as well as good health and well-being," Putin said in a telegram to Macron, according to a statement from the Kremlin.
(With inputs from agencies)