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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 7, 2017

*Statement from the Press Secretary*

We congratulate President-elect Macron and the people of France on their successful presidential election. We look forward to working with the new President and continuing our close cooperation with the French government.

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Emmanuel Macron 63.6%16,742,692 votes Centrist, supports the E.U. Marine Le Pen 9,574,692 votes36.4% Far-right nationalist, anti‑E.U. Estimated votes remaining⤴ >99% of communes reporting