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Emmanuel Macron emerges as the winner of the French presidential election, securing 66.1% of the vote against Marine Le Pen. At a young age, Macron becomes the country's head of state, following his previous role as Minister of Economics, Industry, and Digital Affairs. Macron's victory marks a shift in French politics, as he campaigned under the banner of En Marche, a centrist and pro-European political movement he founded in 2016.
Saturday, 6 May, 2017