At the end of the second round of the presidential election, Emmanuel Macron was re-elected President of the Republic, Sunday April 24, 2022, with 58.2% of the vote. But until the last minute, contradictory information fueled the suspense.
It is 8 p.m. this Sunday, April 24, 2022. The face of the 26th President of the French Republic finally appears on television and smartphone screens. Emmanuel Macron is re-elected with 58.2 %. The outgoing president returns to the Élysée for five more years. Qualified in the second round for the second time, Marine Le Pen still misses the mark by winning 41.8 % of votes. However, throughout this national election day, contradictory information has fueled the suspense.
Marine Le Pen exceeds 60% in the DOM-TOMs
The results on the DOM-TOM quickly circulated on social networks, placing the far-right candidate in the lead. Information confirmed by the RTBF in the afternoon: “In Martinique, Guadeloupe and Guyana, where the results are complete, Marine Le Pen would come out ahead of Emmanuel Macron”, could we read on the site of the Belgian daily.
Several personalities, including rapper and actor JoeyStarr, shared these surprising results, knowing that the candidate of France Insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon had come first in the majority of these overseas territories during the first round on April 10.
At the end of the day, an enigmatic tweet from Alexandre Benalla, Achilles heel of Emmanuel Macron also cast doubt. “There is a risk of very, very high tension tonight at 8 p.m. … Crisis meeting in progress!”dropped the former project manager at the Elysée, judged guilty violence in meetings during the demonstrations of May 1, 2018.
Then a missed tweet from BFMTV turned the tide, announcing the re-election of the outgoing president at 6:33 p.m., an hour and a half before the official results were announced.
The tweet was deleted in stride but it was not without counting on the vivacity of Internet users who did not fail to take screenshots.
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Emmanuel Macron re-elected president: this contradictory information which circulated before 8 p.m.
Emmanuel Macron was re-elected.
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The President of the French Republic and candidate of the centrist party La République en Marche (LREM
The President of the French Republic and candidate of the centrist La République en Marche (LREM) party for re-election, Emmanuel Macron, talks to residents during a campaign visit to the northern suburbs of Paris in Saint-Denis, Seine Saint-Denis, France, April 21, 2022. © Dominique Jacovides / Bestimage
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The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, qualified for the second round of the presidential election
The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, qualified for the second round of the presidential election, is visiting Saint Denis, a northern suburb of Paris on April 21, 2022. © Eliot Blondet / Pool / Bestimage
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Illustration of the posters of the candidates for the second round of the 2022 presidential election, the outgoing presidential candidate, “En Marche”, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, candidate RN (Rassemblement National), Paris, April 22, 2022. © Stéphane Lemouton /bestimage
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INFO OF 24/04/2022 – (Emmanuel Macron re-elected President of the Republic with 57.6% during the 2nd to
INFO OF 04/24/2022 – (Emmanuel Macron re-elected President of the Republic with 57.6% in the 2nd round of the presidential elections) – The President of the French Republic and candidate of the centrist party La République en Marche (LREM) in re-election Emmanuel Macron during his final campaign speech in Figeac, Lot, France, on April 22, 2022, ahead of the second round of the French presidential election. Macron faces the candidate of the far-right National Rally (RN) party in the second round on April 24. © Dominique Jacovides/Bestimage
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The President of the French Republic and candidate of the centrist party La République en Marche (LREM
The President of the French Republic and candidate of the centrist party La République en Marche (LREM) for re-election, Emmanuel Macron, strolling in the town of Figeac, in Lot, France, on April 22, 2022, before the second round of the French presidential election. Macron faces the candidate of the far-right National Rally (RN) party in the second round on April 24. © Dominique Jacovides/Bestimage
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INFO OF 24/04/2022 – (Emmanuel Macron re-elected President of the Republic with 57.6% during the 2nd to
INFO OF 04/24/2022 – (Emmanuel Macron re-elected President of the Republic with 57.6% in the 2nd round of the presidential elections) – The President of the French Republic and candidate of the centrist party La République en Marche (LREM) in re-election Emmanuel Macron during his final campaign speech in Figeac, Lot, France, on April 22, 2022, ahead of the second round of the French presidential election. Macron faces the candidate of the far-right National Rally (RN) party in the second round on April 24. © Dominique Jacovides/Bestimage
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The President of the French Republic and candidate of the centrist party La République en Marche (LREM
The President of the French Republic and candidate of the centrist party La République en Marche (LREM) for re-election, Emmanuel Macron, during his last campaign speech in Figeac, in Lot, France, on April 22, 2022, before the second round of the French presidential election. Macron faces the candidate of the far-right National Rally (RN) party in the second round on April 24. © Dominique Jacovides/Bestimage
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The President of the French Republic and candidate of the centrist party La République en Marche (LREM
The President of the French Republic and candidate of the centrist party La République en Marche (LREM) for re-election, Emmanuel Macron arrives for his last campaign speech in Figeac, France, April 22, 2022. © Thierry Breton/Panoramic/Bestimage
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The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron (candidate for re-election) and the First Lady Brigitt
The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron (candidate for re-election) and the first lady Brigitte Macron will vote in Le Touquet for the 2nd round of the 2022 presidential elections on April 24, 2022
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