Summary-France's president-elect Emmanuel Macron has promised to "fight the divisions that undermine France," after defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. Macron has won 66.06% of the vote with 99.99% of registered votes counted, France's interior ministry said. In a clear rejection of France's mainstream parties, voters have turned to the 39-year-old to help bring unity to a deeply fractured country. The result is remarkable considering Macron, a centrist independent, campaigned without a traditional party and with no experience of governing. "I know the country is divided and this has led to people voting for extremes," Macron said in a speech at his team's headquarters. "I understand the anger, the anxiety, the doubt which many of you have expressed and it is my responsibility to hear that. "A new page of our history has turned this evening, I want that page to be one of hope and refound trust, the renewal of our public life, will be at the base of what I do from the very first day of our Presidency." Macron's long walk Later Sunday night, Macron addressed thousands of supporters outside the Louvre in Paris where he also attempted to reach out to those who had voted for Le Pen.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/07/europe/macron-le-pen-french-election-results/
Analysis- This article was written by James Masters and published by CNN on May 8th. I had been following the French presidency a little bit in the past weeks just hearing a few things on the news. I think many people have gotten more interested in politics and foreign politics ever since the November 2016 election the whole world is inserted in how other countries are going to be run. The election of Donald Trump proved one this, that you never know what to expect and its important to show up to the polls. This years French election voter turn out was actually reported lower than usual but it was still higher than most American voter numbers.
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