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French voters returned incumbent President Emmanuel Macron to office for a second term, according to projections that showed him decisively defeating his far-right rival Marine Le Pen after polls closed on Sunday evening. Macron received around 58% of the vote compared to Le Pen’s 42%, according to polling agencies for broadcasters France 2 and TF1. Le Pen, 53, conceded defeat but she said the result nevertheless represented “a radiant victory” for the people of France. Macron, 44, is seen as having benefited from the public’s desire for stability and centrist policies in the face of Russia’s …