Photo Gallery Can Macron Succeed?
Emmanuel Macron will be the youngest French leader since Napoleon Bonaparte. He succeeded despite not being a member of an established French party and is now faced with the task of fulfilling his promise to unite the divided French.
Macron supporters celebrated enthusiastically following his victory in Sunday's presidential election. He has promised to introduce long-overdue reforms in the country, but must first try to win a majority in next month's parliamentary elections.
Even though Macron won a higher-than-expected 21 million votes, his opponent Marine Le Pen of the right-wing populist Front National came away with 10 million votes. The ruptures in French society have deepened in recent years.
This image shows Macron in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, which he visited in March ahead of French presidential elections. In contrast to many of his opponents and predecessors, he did not pose as an adversary to Germany and the EU during the campaign.
Macron's wife Brigitte was at his side throughout the campaign. The fact that she is 24 years his senior has raised eyebrows in some circles, but the closeness of their relationship is not something French voters have become used to from their political leaders.
The motorcade of French president-elect Emmanuel Macron drives down the Champs Elysees in Paris. Even as he has rejected many of France's political traditions, he has shown a willingness to rely on political symbolism.
On the night of his election, Macron walked alone through the courtyard of the Louvre to the strains of Beethoven's 9th, the "Ode to Joy," on his way to a stage to greet his supporters.
