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Mr Macron held onto his title as he ran off his challenger Marine Le Pen.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday vowed to find a response to the anger of voters who backed his far-right rival Marine Le Pen in elections, saying his new term would not continue unchanged from the last five years.

Emmanuel Macron’s decisive victory over Marine Le Pen in the second round of France’s presidential election on 24 April 2022 is no surprise. For more than a year, opinion polls had been predicting it. As early as April 2021, the leading polling institutes (Elabe, Harris interactive, Ifop, Ipsos) estimated the…

In just five years as France's president, Emmanuel Macron has gone from a young newbie in politics to a key world player and weighty decision-maker in the European Union

The Scottish First Minister congratulated the French president whose rival Marine Le Pen has conceded defeat

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The monogamous relationship between Mr Macron and a wife 25 years his senior might seem staid by the standards of some unfaithful French presidents

Taoiseach Micheal Martin said it is important to have a French president ‘committed to the fundamental values of the EU’.

Monday: Australians pay respects to fallen soldiers as Anzac Day commemorations return after Covid disruptions. Plus: Emmanuel Macron defeats far right’s Marine Le Pen for French presidency

France's incumbent president Emmanuel macron secured 58.2% of the vote, compared with far-right candidate Le Pen's 41.8% share

Five years ago, Mr Macron won a sweeping victory to become France’s youngest president at 39