Finally after several months of intense campaign, Marine Le
Pen wins the first round of election making her to contest with Emmanuel Macron
in the final French election run-off billed to take place May 7 2017.
Prior to the release of official results, two top pollsters
declared Macron winner in the first round of voting. While official results
were being awaited, as at the time of writing this report, it was revealed that
Harris, has the En Marche! leader on 24 per cent, the other, Elabe, estimates
he has 23.7 per cent of support.
Ms Le Pen, apparently, is close behind on 22 per cent,
meaning she will go through to the second round of voting on May 7.
Based on the above analysis, both Francois Fillon and far-left
contender Jean-Luc Melenchon would be eliminated from the next phase of
election.
This results are abstracted from about 200 sampled polling
stations, and used it as the basis of making the outcome across the country,
meaning it is not accurate.
Thus, Ms Le Pen took to the stage and announced the outcome
as "historic" even has she vows to tighten-up border security and
stop the "free circulation of terrorists".
She also included saying: "I would like to express to
you that this is an historic result and now we have an enormous responsibility
to defend the French culture.
"You will get a France that protects the people, we
will not have the free circulation of terrorists.
"This result has shown an enormous confidence by the
French people in the future of France.
"There is globalisation that endangeours civilizations
and we should protect borders."
Political insiders within both camps have also expressed
confident that Ms Le Pen and Mr Macron have got through to the next round.
Marion Maréchal Le Pen, Marine’s niece, has tweeted hailing
the result as “a great victory for patriots”.
Gérard Collomb, the Socialist mayor of Lyon and a Macron
supporter, said: "He has succeeded in doing what few people expected.
When, a year ago, we launched his movement En Marche!, people said: ‘It’s
impossible, someone who does not belong to a political party can’t reach the
second round'.
"It reveals a serious malaise in society, with people
who don’t recognise themselves in the traditional parties. We are, without
doubt, beginning a new era."
Francois Fillon, who has been dogged with allegations of financial
impropriety throughout this bitter campaign, has also conceded defeat.
He called on the French electorate to reject Ms Le Pen and
instead stump for Mr Macron.
The former Prime Minister said: "The National Front has
a history of violence and extremism can only give rise to division in France.
"Marine Le Pen would bankrupt France by causing EU
chaos by coming out of the Euro.
"I'm in favour of Emmanuel Macron - it's my duty."
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