Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: In the second round , he faced Socialist Candidate SÃ golÃ ne Royal . On May 6 , 2007 he won the Presidential election , garnering 53.35 % of the vote .
Simplified: On 6 May he faced the Socialist candidate SÃ golÃ ne Royal in the second round and won , garnering 53.1 % of the vote .