Triumph and tears mark night of French political theatre


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  • Monday, 24 Apr 2017

Supporters of Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 French presidential election, react after early results in the first round of 2017 French presidential election, in Paris, France, April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

PARIS (Reuters) - Flag-waving supporters cheered French centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen's accession to the second round of France's presidential elections on Sunday night as downcast supporters of France's two main traditional parties quietly slipped out of their near-empty headquarters.

In a packed Porte de Versailles conference hall on the edge of Paris, thousands of well-heeled young fans of the upstart centrist Macron - many of them students voting for the first time - clapped, chanted and hugged one another to loud hiphop and disco music.

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