Macron Gets Second Chance to Show France His Vision Can Work
- President defeats nationalist Le Pen in presidential election
- French voters still unconvinced by Macron’s pro-business plans
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Emmanuel Macron won another crack at convincing the French public that his pro-business, pro-European vision can work for them, after beating nationalist rival Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s election.
While voters rallied around to give the 44-year-old centrist a second term, many backed him to keep Le Pen out rather than because of their enthusiasm for his project. His margin of victory -- 58.5% to 41.5% -- was barely more than half of what it had been in 2017.