Macron wins 24.01% of votes in first round of French presidential polls

 

Emanuel Macron, the founder of the movement En Marche! (On the Move), has won in the first round of France’s presidential elections with 24.01% of the vote, France’s Interior Ministry said on Monday after counting 100% of ballots.

Macron’s key rival, far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen, has won 21.30% of votes.