07-05-2017 22:32 via yahoo.com

Le Pen claims 'massive' gains but plans party revamp after defeat

Defeated French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen claimed a "massive" result for the far right in Sunday's presidential run-off against centrist Emmanuel Macron, but said her National Front (FN) party had to undergo major change.Estimates showed Macron winning 65-66.1 percent of the vote compared with 35-33.9 percent for Le Pen.Le Pen, speaking to supporters at a post-election FN gathering in Vincennes near Paris, said the outcome was "a historic, massive result" for the FN.
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