She knew — as her father, the party patriarch Jean-Marie Le Pen, always refused to acknowledge —
that she would always be a minority candidate as long as she reminded the French of perhaps the greatest stain in their history, the four years of far-right rule during World War II.
The far-right French presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen, thanked her supporters
and congratulated her opponent, Emmanuel Macron, after pollsters projected that he would be the next president.
Detailed maps of the French presidential election show how Emmanuel Macron decisively beat right-wing nationalist Marine Le Pen.
He trounced the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, keeping her well under 40 percent, even as her aides said before the vote
that anything below that figure would be considered a failure.
Why Macron Won: Luck, Skill and France’s Dark History -
By ADAM NOSSITERMAY 7, 2017
PARIS — The French presidential runoff transcended national politics.
Le Pen, a candidate considered simply unacceptable by a majority of the French.