French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who lost to President Emmanuel Macron in a runoff, said she would continue to fight and that the challenge for her party was to focus on parliamentary elections in June.
"More than ever, I will continue my work for the French," Le Pen said in a speech conceding defeat.
"The French political landscape is being recomposed again".
Le Pen said her result was still a "victory" for her political movement and said her National Rally party was open to uniting all those who want to fight Macron.
She also said that I will never let the French down.
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