Emmanuel Macron during his inauguration
Emmanuel Macron, 39, has been inaugurated as France’s president and pledged to overcome division in societies.
Macron, a centrist, took over on Sunday from President Francois
Hollande, the socialist whose five years in power were plagued by
stubborn unemployment and attacks.
Macron – France’s youngest ever president – beat his far-right
rival Marine Le Pen to the presidency, winning more than 65 per cent of
the May 7 vote.
“The whole world has watched our presidential election,” Macron said in his inaugural speech as president, which took place at the Elysee Presidential Palace.
He added that “the world and Europe have today, more than ever, a need for France. They want a France that is sure of its destiny.
“The world needs what French men and woman have always taught it — freedom, equality and fraternity.”