Observers are saying Emmanuel Macron’s election as president of France is a victory for Europe. The election was not close. Macron received 66 percent of the vote compared to Marine Le Pen’s 34 percent. The president of the European Commission congratulated Macron on Twitter. “Happy that the French have chosen a European future,” he tweeted. A spokesman for Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel called the result a “victory for a strong and united Europe”. Le Pen, the National Front candidate, had said during the campaign that she would withdraw France from the European Union. She also opposed open immigration policies and called for tough measures against terrorism and crime. The final, run-off election took place two weeks after 11 candidates competed in the first round of the presidential election. For the first time, none of France’s traditional parties were represented in the final vote.
Title: France Elects a Pro-European Union President
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1850/macron_wins.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='France Elects a Pro-European Union President' data-article-id='2367'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8688'>Observers are saying Emmanuel Macron’s election as president of France is a victory for Europe.</span> <span data-start-time='8688' data-end-time='11458'>The election was not close.</span> <span data-start-time='11458' data-end-time='20021'>Macron received 66 percent of the vote compared to Marine Le Pen’s 34 percent.</span> <span data-start-time='20021' data-end-time='26271'>The president of the European Commission congratulated Macron on Twitter.</span> <span data-start-time='26271' data-end-time='32417'>“Happy that the French have chosen a European future,” he tweeted.</span> <span data-start-time='32417' data-end-time='42771'>A spokesman for Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel called the result a “victory for a strong and united Europe”.</span> <span data-start-time='42771' data-end-time='53125'>Le Pen, the National Front candidate, had said during the campaign that she would withdraw France from the European Union.</span> <span data-start-time='53125' data-end-time='63250'>She also opposed open immigration policies and called for tough measures against terrorism and crime.</span> <span data-start-time='63250' data-end-time='75125'>The final, run-off election took place two weeks after 11 candidates competed in the first round of the presidential election.</span> <span data-start-time='75125' data-end-time='83042'>For the first time, none of France’s traditional parties were represented in the final vote.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1850/macron_wins.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=8606 data-hint-location='75125' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1850/what_does_traditional_mean.m4a'>What does traditional mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='well established'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1850/party_winner.m4a'><span>party winner</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1850/well_established.m4a'><span>well established</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1850/newly_formed.m4a'><span>newly formed</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1850/up_and_coming.m4a'><span>up and coming</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8607 data-hint-location='11458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1850/the_election_was__blank_.m4a'>The election was <span class='blank'>not close</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='not close'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1850/traditional.m4a'><span>traditional</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1850/not_close.m4a'><span>not close</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1850/fair.m4a'><span>fair</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1850/contested.m4a'><span>contested</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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