How Did Macron Win the French Election?

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How Did Macron Win the French Election?

How did Macron win?
Macron himself is something of an enigma,
a former investment banker who was once a member of the Socialist Party,
he served under President Hollande as the Minister of Economy before becoming an independent
and eventually forming En Marche.
In his political views, he 's managed to strike a balance,
supporting a free market as well as left wing social issues, but is overall labelled a centrist,
although he stated that he's neither right nor left.
In what was a vitriolic campaign, Macron 's victory is the result of several different factors coinciding.
First of all, one must consider whom he was running against.
Elections were first held on April 23, 2017 but with no candidate achieving a majority of the vote,
a runoff was held with the front runners that pitted Macron head to head with Le Pen.
Many voters felt Le Pen 's message projected pessimism and negativity.
Meanwhile, Macron took inspiration from Barack Obama 's 2008 US presidential campaign,
and organized a grassroots movement that focused on youth, inclusion and optimism.
Le Pen 's polling numbers continued to drop leading up to the election.
Afterwards she conceded to Macron.

How did Macron win?
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First of all, one must consider whom he was running against.
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consider
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Elections were first held on April 23, 2017 but with no candidate achieving a majority of the vote,
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a
the
on
of
no
but
April
first
were
held
majority
vote
achieving
candidate
Elections
a runoff was held with the front runners that pitted Macron head to head with Le Pen.
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a
the
that
was
held
runoff
pitted
Macron
front runners
head to head
Le Pen
Many voters felt Le Pen 's message projected pessimism and negativity.
and
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Many
felt
message
negativity
voters
pessimism
projected
Le Pen
Meanwhile, Macron took inspiration from Barack Obama 's 2008 US presidential campaign,
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's
took
US
Meanwhile
campaign
Barack Obama
inspiration
presidential
Macron
and organized a grassroots movement that focused on youth, inclusion and optimism.
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on
that
movement
optimism
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organized
focused
grassroots
inclusion
Le Pen 's polling numbers continued to drop leading up to the election.
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numbers
drop
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election
polling
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Afterwards she conceded to Macron.
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