Emmanuel Macron secures second term as French President

The incumbent president defeats far-right candidate Marine Le Pen by a comfortable margin

Macron's victory is a relief for many in France and across Europe, who feared a Le Pen presidency would have plunged the country into chaos and uncertainty.

Macron won 58.5% of the vote, while Le Pen received 41.5%. The result is a significant improvement on Macron's performance in the first round of voting, where he won 27.9% of the vote to Le Pen's 23.1%.

Macron's victory is a boost for his centrist political project, which he has dubbed "neither left nor right". He has pledged to unite the country and to continue his reforms of the French economy and society.

Le Pen's defeat is a blow to the far right in France. Her party, the National Rally, has been gaining ground in recent years, and her success in the first round of voting had raised fears that she could win the presidency.

Macron's victory is a relief for many in France and across Europe, who feared a Le Pen presidency would have plunged the country into chaos and uncertainty.