In France, the final results of presidential elections. Independent candidate, head of the "Forward!" Movement Emmanuel Macron received the support of 66.10 percent of voters, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country specified.. For rival Macron, leader of right-wing populists Marin Le Pen voted 33.90 percent of those who came to the polls.

"A new page of our history has opened, a page of newly emerging hope and trust," said Emmanuel Macron.

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.

The inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President of France Emmanuel Macron will be held on May 14, as it is on this day at midnight that the term of office of his predecessor Francois Hollande expires.

According to RFI, the protocol requires that Makron come to the Elysee Palace, meet with Hollande and lead him to the threshold. Then he must visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and then the Paris City Hall.

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 the 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 Syrian President Bashar Assad.