Emmanuel Macron was re-elected as president of France on Sunday but a powerful showing by his far-right rival Marine Le Pen — her strongest ever — spells trouble for his second term and sends a warning shot to NATO and the European Union.

Emmanuel Macron will be re-elected president of France, according to polls, after beating far-right challenger Marine Le Pen as abstentions hit their highest rate in decades.
Projections as voting booths closed across the country on Sunday evening had the center-right incumbent set to win 58.2 percent of the vote, with Marine Le Pen to lose out on 41.8 percent, the far-right’s highest ever presidential score.
The gap between the two rivals has roughly halved since 2017 when Macron was elected with 66.1 percent of the vote and Le Pen got 33.9 percent.
“This result is [the sign] of a great mistrust against our leaders and against European leaders, a message they cannot ignore,” Le Pen told supporters in her concession speech. “Voters have shown they want a strong opposition power to Macron.”