Emmanuel Macron was sworn-in for his second term as the president of France on Saturday, 7 May at a ceremony at the Elysee Palace. He won the election with 58.5 percent of the votes in the run-off round against the far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
Macron also defeated Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Valérie Pécresse, and Éric Zemmour and seven others in the first round of the vote.
In a short speech, he spoke of the need to innovate at a time of unprecedented challenges for the world and for France, and said his second term would be “new” and not merely a continuation of the first.
“We need to invent a new method together, far from tired traditions and routines, with which we can build a new productive, social and ecological contract,” he said, promising to act with “respect” and “consideration”.
He highlighted the threat posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and global environmental concerns.
Among the 500 guests present were former presidents Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy, former prime ministers Edouard Philippe, Manuel Valls, Alain Juppe and Jean-Pierre Raffarin, as well as religious leaders and other state figures.
Among the 500 guests present were former presidents Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy, former prime ministers Edouard Philippe, Manuel Valls, Alain Juppe and Jean-Pierre Raffarin, as well as religious leaders and other state figures.
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