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Resounding

Victory

Incoming French president Emmanuel Macron speaks after his victory in presidential runoff, at his campaign headquarters in Paris, Sunday, May 7, 2017. French vot-
ers elected centrist Emmanuel Macron as the country’s youngest president ever on Sunday, delivering a resounding victory to the unabashedly pro-European former
investment banker and strengthening France’s place as a central pillar of the European Union.
(Lionel Bonaventure/Pool Photo via AP)
Pro-EU Emmanuel Macron Becomes France’s Youngest President

By JOHN LEICESTER tricolor flags. The jubilant paign and bring “hope swept Donald Trump into side his campaign head-
SYLVIE CORBET crowd swelled to thou- and renewed confidence” the White House and led quarters as Macron left in a
Associated Press sands as the night wore on. to his country. Britain to vote to leave the motorcade to join the par-
PARIS (AP) — Ripping up “A new page in our long “I know the divisions in our EU would also carry her to ty at the Louvre. There, the
France’s political map, history is opening tonight. I nation that led some to France’s presidential Elysee European anthem “Ode
French voters elected inde- want it to be one of hope extreme votes. I respect Palace. to Joy” played as Macron
pendent centrist Emmanu- and renewed confidence,” them,” he declared, un- Macron’s victory marked strode out to address his
el Macron as the country’s Macron said. smiling. the third time in six months supporters.
youngest president Sun- Marine Le Pen, his far-right “I know the anger, the — following elections in “France has won!” he said.
day, delivering a resound- opponent in the presiden- anxiety, the doubts that a Austria and the Nether- “Everyone said it was im-
ing victory to the unabash- tial runoff, quickly called large number of you also lands — that European vot- possible. But they did not
edly pro-European former the 39-year-old Macron to expressed. It is my responsi- ers shot down far-right pop- know France!”
investment banker and concede defeat after vot- bility to hear them.” ulists who wanted to restore Saying Le Pen voters
strengthening France’s ers rejected her “French- The result wasn’t even borders across Europe. backed her because they
place as a central pillar of first” nationalism by a large close: With four-fifths of The election of a French were angry, he vowed: “’’I
the European Union. margin. votes counted, Macron president who champi- will do everything in the five
At a victory party outside Macron, in a solemn tele- had 64 percent support to oned European unity could years to come so there is
the Louvre Museum in Paris, vised victory speech, Le Pen’s 36 percent. also strengthen the EU’s no more reason to vote for
Macron supporters roared vowed to heal the social di- Le Pen’s performance hand in its complex divorce the extremes.”
with delight at the news, visions exposed by France’s dashed her hopes that proceedings with Britain.
waving red, white and blue acrimonious election cam- the populist wave which Parisians lined streets out- Continued on Page 2