French President Emmanuel Macron PARIS Apr 24 Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron scores 53.12 % of votes in the second round of the presidential election, after counting 60% of the votes, the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs reports on Sunday. His opponent, the leader of the right-wing National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, is gaining 46.88% of the vote. The President of France is elected for five years by universal direct secret voting. Voting takes place in two rounds, the first was held on April 10, 12 candidates took part in it. Macron and Le Pen advanced to the second round. According to the French Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the first round, the incumbent president won 27.84% of the vote, the leader of the «National Association» — 23.15%. It is expected that the chairman of the French Constitutional Court will officially announce the election of the president for the next five years on April 27.
