Emmanuel Macron projected to be France’s next president

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Emmanuel Macron will be France’s president after Sunday’s vote, according to preliminary estimates.

Immediate estimates after polls closed at 2 p.m. ET showed Macron getting about 65 percent of the vote, according to the BBC. National Front leader Marine Le Pen will end up with about 34.5 percent of the vote, according to the polling.

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