Summary

  • Emmanuel Macron defeats Marine Le Pen to win French presidency

  • He won over 66% of the vote

  • Macron set up his centrist En Marche movement only 13 months ago

  • He has promised to fight division and promote hope and reconciliation

  • Marine Le Pen hailed a "historic, massive result" for the far right

  • Turnout was around 74%, the lowest for a run-off in almost 50 years

  1. Official result: Macron wins 66% of votepublished at 01:05 British Summer Time 8 May 2017
    Breaking

    All the votes have now been counted, the French interior ministry says.

    Emmanuel Macron won 20.7 million votes, firmly beating Marine Le Pen, who took about 10.6 million.

    Graphic showing election results
  2. Hillary Clinton hails victory for the worldpublished at 00:41 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    America's Donald Trump has congratulated the next French president, saying he looks forward to working with him. And the woman Mr Trump defeated in November's presidential race, Hillary Clinton, has too. Pointedly she refers to the leak of thousands of documents from the Macron campaign late on Friday night.

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  3. Parisians express 'relief' at resultpublished at 00:31 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

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    French voters: 'It would have been chaos with Le Pen'

  4. From Napoleon to Macronpublished at 00:30 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    The faces of France's 25 presidents, since Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte in 1848, in one image courtesy of AFP news agency.

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  5. Macron's promise of dedicationpublished at 00:29 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    The president-elect of France tweeted this evening: "Let us love France. As of this evening and for the coming five years, I am going to serve with humility, with dedication, with determination, in your name."

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  6. Hungary's Orban was youngerpublished at 00:24 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    Back in 1998, Viktor Orban became prime minister of Hungary at 35, four years younger than Emmanuel Macron is now. 

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  7. More from Canada's PMpublished at 00:21 British Summer Time 8 May 2017

    We ran a line of congratulations earlier from Justin Trudeau, Canada's Liberal prime minister. Another young leader who has attracted a devoted following. This is his full statement: 

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  8. Who to watch in Macron's teampublished at 23:56 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    When it comes to putting together a government, Macron has played with his cards close to his chest. But close aides who could play a role in his team include:

    Brigitte Trogneux, 64: President-elect's wife initially helped rewrite Macron's speeches but is said to seek role, listening to people's concerns and acting as "a bridge" to the president

    François Bayrou, 65: Political heavyweight, head of centrist MoDem, his backing boosted Macron candidacy in February

    Ismaël Emelien, 29: Right-hand man and long-time friend; head of communications and strategic adviser, ex-colleague in economy ministry

    Jean Pisani-Ferry, 65: Economics professor and government adviser, in charge of Macron economic programme and big ideas. Founded Brussels-based Bruegel think tank

    Sophie Gagnant-Ferracci, 40: Head of campaign team. Highly experienced corporate lawyer and long-standing friend of president-elect through her husband, economist Marc Ferracci

    Laurence Haïm, 50: Spokeswoman and experienced political journalist in Washington

  9. How the votes shifted in the run-offpublished at 23:53 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    The big question was always how many voters the two candidates could attract from the defeated candidates of the first round.

    Macron picked up voters from right and left, while Le Pen drew some support but not enough from the far left and centre right. 

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  10. Marine Le Pen on the dance floorpublished at 23:49 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    We just can't get enough of this. How many defeated presidential candidates have mimed the words to Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' I Love Rock'n Roll?

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  11. What policies to expect from Macronpublished at 23:44 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Emmanuel Macron is pro-market, pro-globalisation and wants sweeping reforms of France's wide range of state pension schemes.

    He has pledged not to prop up failing businesses but to focus on helping and training those made redundant. He also wants to:

    • Make budget savings of €60bn (£51bn; $65bn), so that France sticks to the EU deficit limit of 3% of GDP (total output) 
    • Make public investments worth €50bn spread over five years for environmental measures, apprenticeships, digital innovation and public infrastructure 
    • Lower corporation tax to 25% from 33.3%

    The BBC's Andrew Walker has been assessing the economic challenge the new president will face.

  12. Macron's ethical prioritypublished at 23:35 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    On Thursday Macron promised to introduce a bill to clean up politics before parliamentary elections are held in June.

    In his victory speech on Sunday night, he reasserted that promoting a more ethical public life would be the "foundation of his action".

    Shady but legal practices, such as hiring family members as parliamentary aides, were highlighted during the campaign.

  13. France turns yellowpublished at 23:34 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Only two areas of northern France so far have been won by Marine Le Pen. The rest is all Macron yellow.

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  14. Macron's 'Grand Slam' outside Francepublished at 23:31 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Le Parisien adopts rugby language to describe Macron's clean sweep beyond France itself.

    From Martinique in the Caribbean, where he polled 77.55%, to New Caledonia in the South Pacific, where he won with only a small margin on 52.57%, the centrist candidate finished ahead of Marine Le Pen.

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  15. Euro strengthenspublished at 23:15 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    The euro has risen after Emmanuel Macron - a pro-EU politician - won the presidential vote by a large margin.

    The single currency strengthened 0.2% as investors were reassured over the future stability of the European project.

  16. Macron leaves but the party goes onpublished at 23:15 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

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  17. Commiserations from an allypublished at 23:08 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Dutch populist Geert Wilders  - who came second in the Dutch election in March - commiserates with Marine Le Pen.

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  18. Video of the night in 90 secondspublished at 23:05 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    There were cheers, boos... and the accidental broadcast of the new president's speech preparations.  

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    French election results night... in 90 seconds

  19. Postpublished at 23:03 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Macron: Not the only young achiever

    He's 39 and he's going to be the next president of France.

    Not unprecedented, though. And you might recall that Britain and had an even younger prime minister back in 1783. Pitt the Younger was only 24.

    From ancient warriors to high-tech wizards, here's a random selection of other youthful high-flyers to rival Mr Macron.  

    William Pitt the YoungerImage source, Getty Images
  20. 'Don't screw up, Manu'published at 23:01 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    The digital edition of 20 Minutes, a newspaper, shows a picture of Macron with the caption "Déconne pas, Manu" - rough translation: "Don't screw up, Manu" - an allusion to a 1981 hit by the singer Renaud.

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