i'm hammer, jim jim. emanuel mccaul is re elected president of france for a 2nd term. he's the 1st person in 20 years to achieve the feat. but the result from the 2nd round run off seems more a sigh of relief than a grand victory. micron defeated marine le pen, who achieved the strongest ever result for a far right candidate. 28 percent of eligible voters didn't cast a ballot. that's the highest abstention rate since 1969 micron promised to be a president for everyone, including those who only voted for him to keep le pen out attention now turns the legislative elections in june both the far right and far left hope to win more seats and put pressure on microns agenda. bernard smith reports from paris, ah, emanuel micron gamble that a short but intense election campaign would be enough. it was his comfortable margin of victory over marina pan. gives him a 2nd term of the lease a palace. only 2 presidents before him have managed that. in his victory speech, makram promised that his next 5 year term would be different, said the new readiness of up this new era will not be

now, just a few points behind incumbent emanuel mccaul, he seeking a 2nd term in office. oh, that is only b campaign meeting. prison, and my call ain't to finally talk about french domestic topics. but he could not escape the one thing that's been dominating the news and his agenda in recent weeks will some law. we're here in this moment marked by war, followed by gravity, to remind people of the fact that france still has something to say to the world. so a deal more than most french people would agree that my cause up to the task according to recent polls. he has been at the international forefront of talks with russia's milady mapleton. and yet, although my calls ratings went up by several points at the thought of the war, they have now gone down again. meanwhile, is main opponent the far right marine le pen has gained ground in recent weeks. some surveys now even predict neck and neck run off fate between the 2 of them. however, western sanctions against russia have reinforced the voters, main worry, a decline in their spending power, and you and rock was held with ca

thank you. emanuel mccaul has won a 2nd term as president of france macklin secured a convincing victory with 58.5 percent of the vote. as far right opponent. not in the pen managed 41.5 percent. that is the biggest chair yet. so the extreme right, the run of saw the lowest turn out in 5 decades, however, millions of though to staying away or spoiling their ballots. emanuel the cold victory and sundays vote was a big personal achievement. he's the 1st incumbent to be reelected in 20 years. yet as paris woke up to 5 more years of a mccoy presidency on monday, the focus at the new stuns was very much on the challenge. he now faces to united nation, at odds with itself many voted from a kron solely to keep the far right marine le pen out. and they never expect the president to make significant changes to how he governs nica, what is the started something new? he's not going to do another 5 years of the same mandate. that's clear. we won't let him do it. if he does, i think people here ready to take to the streets if that isn't the right kind of government yet by monument goody. so glad i ca

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