French presidential candidate, leader of the Defiant France movement Jean-Luc Mélenchon. File photoPARIS, Apr 11 Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the left-wing France Insubordinate party, will not be able to get into the second round of the French presidential election, although he achieved an «incredible» result, said the head of the campaign headquarters of the politician Manuel Bompard on his Twitter.
"Jean-Luc Mélenchon will end tonight with almost 22 percent of the vote. This is an incredible result. Thanks to all those who have contributed. Unfortunately, this is not enough to get through to the second round,” Bompard wrote.
According to the French Ministry of the Interior, after processing 97 percent of the ballots, Mélenchon is gaining 21.7 percent of the vote and is in third place. Close by, in second place is Marine Le Pen, head of the right-wing National Rally party, which is gaining 23.97 percent. In the first place is the current President of France Emmanuel Macron with 27.35 percent of the vote. The second round of the presidential elections in France will be held on April 24.