French election 2022: Projected result and latest vote tallies

Emmanuel Macron is asking French voters for another term as president. The far right's Marine Le Pen, and 10 others, are challenging him. Find out the latest results department by department

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The French president is elected by a direct vote. There is no electoral college, and no involvement of parliament. A candidate who wins more than 50% of the popular vote is elected. If, as seems likely, no candidate wins that majority in the first round, the top two candidates go through to a run-off election two weeks later, on April 24.