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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

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

Emmanuel Macron has been reelected as President of the Republic of France for a second five-year term.

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

Macron has been elected to a second five-year term

A poll gave President Macron more than 58% of the vote, and is set for another term

Marine Le Pen brought the far-right from fringe status into the mainstream in a decade and, unbowed by her third failed bid for the presidency, she promised on Sunday to keep up the fight against Emmanuel Macron as she turns her attention to June's parliamentary vote.

Emmanuel Macron has secured a second term as French president after his rival Marine Le Pen conceded defeat.

European Union leaders were quick to congratulate French President Emmanuel Macron on his election victory over his far-right rival on Sunday, reflecting relief that one of the bloc's most pivotal countries had avoided a political shock.