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Macron wins with 58.2% of vote (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Apr 2022
OP
40% of the 25% who voted makes for only 10%. No telling how the other 75% would vote.
TheRickles
Apr 2022
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Walleye
(44,832 posts)1. Watching it now. Great news!
highplainsdem
(62,193 posts)2. K&R. Was just about to post this good news.
hlthe2b
(113,987 posts)3. Thank Heavens! What a relief.
Leghorn21
(14,090 posts)4. Whewwwwwww
With reports of the lowest turnout in 2 decades, it was lookin - dicey
Whewwwwww
madaboutharry
(42,034 posts)5. It seems that approximately 40% of any population is fascist.
I am so grateful for the world that Macron was re-elected, but the fact that over 40% of French voters would vote for a hate monger, fascist, racist, anti-semitic all around terrible person is very disheartening.
TheRickles
(3,391 posts)13. 40% of the 25% who voted makes for only 10%. No telling how the other 75% would vote.
GoCubsGo
(34,919 posts)6. Phew!
Still too close, not that I'm a fan of Macron's, either.
brush
(61,033 posts)7. Macron wins by 58.2%. That's close to landslide territory.
First time in 20 years the incumbent has won re-election in France.
LetMyPeopleVote
(179,906 posts)8. Yeah
Marcuse
(9,015 posts)9. Down goes Petain LePew!
world wide wally
(21,836 posts)10. I'm shocked that she didn't claim voter fraud
Liberal In Texas
(16,274 posts)11. Good. But the RW and fascism is gaining ground. n/t
Traildogbob
(13,018 posts)12. Not so fast
The Kraken giant sloth lawyer and Pillow guy are on their way there with tons of voter fraud evidence to stop the steal.