France Elections Results

The champagne was on ice at the far-right National Rally's (RN) headquarters, but the celebratory mood swiftly turned to disbelief when the first projected results from Sunday's parliamentary election appeared on TV screens.

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party emerged ahead in the first round of France's parliamentary elections on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the unpredictable final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week's run-off.

French President Emmanuel Macron enjoyed no respite from his political opponents on Monday as, hours after he won re-election by defeating the far-right's Marine Le Pen, radical parties called on voters to deny him a parliamentary majority.

Emmanuel Macron won 66.1 per cent of the vote against 33.9 per cent for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in France's presidential election, final results from the interior ministry showed on Monday.

The results of France's first round of presidential election made front page headlines around the world on Monday.

The Kremlin on Monday said it respected the result of the first round of the French presidential election and hoped for better ties with Paris.

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Sunday congratulated pro-EU candidate Emmanuel Macron as he emerged the clear favourite in projected results after the first round of France's presidential election.

Pro-European Emmanuel Macron is set to face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France's presidential run-off, results showed Monday, making him clear favourite to emerge as the country's youngest leader in its history.

Pro-Europe centrist Emmanuel Macron vowed Sunday to battle the "threat of nationalists" after projected results showed he would face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the run-off of France's presidential election next month.

Francois Fillon took a strong lead in the run-off of France's right-wing presidential primary on Sunday, early results showed.

Francois Fillon heads into a five-day runoff campaign for France's conservative presidential ticket as favourite over opponent Alain Juppe after a stunning first-round vote result that ousted ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy from the race.

The greenback soared to 20.7128 pesos, around its highest-ever point and about 12 percent up on earlier levels, before paring back slightly.

Investors across the planet have grown increasingly confident the former secretary of state will win the knife-edge vote over firebrand tycoon Donald Trump.

Weary Spaniards will head back to the polls for the second time in six months after King Felipe today called fresh elections for June 26, which surveys suggest may result in yet another hung parliament.

France's far-right National Front (FN) failed to win a single region in elections Sunday despite record results, as voters flocked to traditional parties to keep them out of power.

The champagne was on ice at the far-right National Rally's (RN) headquarters, but the celebratory mood swiftly turned to disbelief when the first projected results from Sunday's parliamentary election appeared on TV screens.

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party emerged ahead in the first round of France's parliamentary elections on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the unpredictable final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week's run-off.

French President Emmanuel Macron enjoyed no respite from his political opponents on Monday as, hours after he won re-election by defeating the far-right's Marine Le Pen, radical parties called on voters to deny him a parliamentary majority.

Emmanuel Macron won 66.1 per cent of the vote against 33.9 per cent for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in France's presidential election, final results from the interior ministry showed on Monday.

The results of France's first round of presidential election made front page headlines around the world on Monday.

The Kremlin on Monday said it respected the result of the first round of the French presidential election and hoped for better ties with Paris.

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Sunday congratulated pro-EU candidate Emmanuel Macron as he emerged the clear favourite in projected results after the first round of France's presidential election.

Pro-European Emmanuel Macron is set to face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France's presidential run-off, results showed Monday, making him clear favourite to emerge as the country's youngest leader in its history.

Pro-Europe centrist Emmanuel Macron vowed Sunday to battle the "threat of nationalists" after projected results showed he would face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the run-off of France's presidential election next month.

Francois Fillon took a strong lead in the run-off of France's right-wing presidential primary on Sunday, early results showed.

Francois Fillon heads into a five-day runoff campaign for France's conservative presidential ticket as favourite over opponent Alain Juppe after a stunning first-round vote result that ousted ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy from the race.

The greenback soared to 20.7128 pesos, around its highest-ever point and about 12 percent up on earlier levels, before paring back slightly.

Investors across the planet have grown increasingly confident the former secretary of state will win the knife-edge vote over firebrand tycoon Donald Trump.

Weary Spaniards will head back to the polls for the second time in six months after King Felipe today called fresh elections for June 26, which surveys suggest may result in yet another hung parliament.

France's far-right National Front (FN) failed to win a single region in elections Sunday despite record results, as voters flocked to traditional parties to keep them out of power.