As it happened: Presidential election in France

Key points

• Francois Hollande has beaten Nicolas Sarkozy by three and a half points, with 99% of the vote counted.
• Conceding his rival's victory, Mr Sarkozy wished him luck in a phone call.
• France has not had a Socialist president for 17 years, since the late Francois Mitterrand.
• The eurozone was a key issue: Mr Hollande insists on adding growth measures to the fiscal pact negotiated by Mr Sarkozy.
• The far right won nearly a fifth of the vote in the first round and has its eyes on parliamentary elections next month.
• All times in BST (GMT -1 hour; mainland French time +1 hour)