France’s Emmanuel Macron spoke Sunday in victory speech to speak out against disillusionment at his leadership, and anger from those who voted for Marine Le Pen.

Macron stated, as he addressed his supporters behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris: “I’m not longer the candidate of any camp. I am the president of all.”

A flurry exit polls show that Macron, the centrist, is expected to win 58% in second round voting. Marine Le Pen, the nationalist leader, will be at 42%. France’s estimates are generally accurate, but they may change as the official results become available.

Although Macron’s predicted win was confirmed, it is a narrower gap than the one between Macron (44 years old) and Macron (17.1%).

Macron stated Sunday that Macron needed to address the concerns of all those who had abstained to either block his far-right opponent or just pick Le Pen.

His next term of five years would be different and he promised that no one will go unrewarded.

Because each of us is more important than just ourselves, According to Reuters, he stated that this is why the French people are such a special force.

Macron is accused of not being empathetic with his voters. CNBC’s Jim Shields from Warwick University, Professor of French Politics, said earlier this week that Macron was faced with the daunting task of both defending his five-year tenure and presenting a vision for the future.

He said, “He has to demonstrate empathy. Get off of his high horse. Show that he is concerned about everyday people’s concerns. That he’s no president of the wealthy as many have made it out to be.” 

This campaign for 2022 was created against the backdrop Russia’s invasion Ukraine and France’s cost-of-living crisis. widespread voter apathy.

The turnout for Sunday’s election was 2 percentage point lower than that of 2017. according to the Interior Ministry.