MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s right-wing Front National party, congratulated Republican candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday on a victory in the ongoing presidential race, despite results still coming in.
"Congratulation to the new president of the United States Donald Trump and the free American people," Marine Le Pen tweeted.
Trump is ahead of his Democratic challenger, Hillary Clinton, with 244 electoral college votes against Clinton’s 215 votes.