Emmanuel Macron on Monday said he will “fight the divisions” in the country after winning a French presidential campaign that laid bare the “anger, anxiety and doubts” of many voters.
“I have heard the anger, anxiety and doubts that a large number of you expressed,” a solemn Macron, 39, said in a speech at his campaign headquarters in Paris.
“I will fight with all my strength against the divisions that are undermining us,” he said. In a speech to jubilant supporters, Macron said, “Tonight you won, France won. Everyone told us it was impossible, but they don’t know France.” His win makes him France’s youngest President and overturns the decades-long dominance of France’s two main political parties.
The man elected France’s youngest-ever President vowed to work to “rebuild the link between Europe and its citizens.” “A new page in our long history is opening this evening,” the centrist independent said, adding his presidency would be one “of hope and confidence regained”.
The EU nations breathing a sigh of relief and describing it a triumph for a strong and united Europe.
“France will be at the forefront of the fight against terrorism,” he said. Macron won a resounding victory over far-right rival Marine le Pen.
Emmanuel Macron won 66.1 per cent of the vote against 33.9 per cent for far-right leader Marine le Pen in France’s presidential election, final results from the interior ministry showed on Monday.
Macron received a total of 20,753,797 votes, compared with 10,644,118 for Marine le Pen, the ministry announced the day after the landmark election.