According to preliminary official data, in the presidential elections in France, held on May 7, the independent candidate Emmanuelle Macron.
As a result of the counting of 81% of the ballots, the 39-year-old leader of the Vpered! Movement received support from 63.9% of voters. For rival Macron, leader of right-wing populists Marin Le Pen voted 36.1% of voters.
The victorious Macron on the evening of May 7 spoke to his supporters in the square near the Louvre Museum in Paris. He rose to the platform to the sound of the anthem of Europe.
The politician thanked his supporters for their support and declared: "Our task is enormous. This will require us to create, starting from tomorrow, a real strong majority. This majority should implement the changes that the country hopes for and which it deserves ". The macro should concentrate on getting the majority during the parliamentary elections in June this year.
The politician promised to serve France and be faithful to the principles of "freedom, equality and brotherhood". Macron added that the task now is to restore the unity of Europe, strengthen the economy and ensure the safety of citizens.
"In five years I will do everything possible so that people no longer have any reason to vote for extreme options," he said.. Emmanuel Macron urged not to boo supporters of Marin Le Pen and noted that those who voted for her "expressed feelings of anger, helplessness, and sometimes - persuasion".
Marin Le Pen admits defeat in the second round of presidential elections. She phoned Makron and congratulated him on his election to the highest state post.
Speaking after the elections, Le Pen called her "historic" result as a candidate from the movement "National Front". Her party, from whose leadership she temporarily refused after the first round, will become the main opposition force during the presidency of Macron, she is sure.
French Prime Minister Bernard Kaznev congratulates Makron on his election as the president of the republic. His victory is a victory for all French people who want France to be progressive and successful, according to an official statement that the head of the French government posted on his Twitter page.
"The confident victory of Emmanuel Macron confirms that the majority of the citizens of the country support the values ??of France, as well as are adherents of the European Union and the country's openness towards the world," said outgoing President Francois Hollande.
Turnout at the election was 75.4%. 9.4% of the ballot papers were declared invalid. This is the highest figure in the election since 1965.
On the voting day, strict security measures were adopted. Order protected more than 50 thousand police and gendarmes, as well as 7 thousand soldiers.
Emmanuel Macron is an independent technocrat, a liberal, a champion of the EU and the eurozone. He stands for a free market, speaks of the benefits of globalization and supports the idea of ??strengthening the external borders of the European Union without prejudice to the freedom of internal displacement. Macron expressed his intention to create an euro area parliament, a ministry of finance and a separate budget, as well as raise tariffs within the eurozone to protect European industry from unfair competition, particularly from China.
The politician - for cultural diversity, he, in particular, offers tax relief to companies employing young employees from "problematic" urban areas, mostly populated by migrants. Before the elections, he also promised to speed up the process of processing applications for asylum.
Makron has a clear anti-Kremlin stance, he is likely to continue the line of political pressure on Moscow with its policy towards Ukraine and Syria. This is reported by Deutsche Welle.