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World|politics|May 15, 2017 / 09:45 AM
Emmanuel Macron inaugurated as France’s President

AKIPRESS.COM - Emmanuel Macron has promised to restore France's global standing, as he was inaugurated as the country's youngest president at the age of 39.

At an elaborate ceremony at the Élysée Palace in Paris, he said his presidency would "give the French back the confidence to believe in themselves", BBC News reported.

He vowed to see the EU "reformed and relaunched" during his time in office.

He takes over from François Hollande. Mr Macron was proclaimed France's new president a week after his resounding victory over the National Front's Marine le Pen, with 66% of the vote in the run-off poll.

The former investment banker, who had never contested an election before and only formed his centrist movement a year ago, has vowed to shake up the country's political order and reinvigorate its economy.

Tight security was in place across Paris for the ceremony at the president's official residence, with hundreds of extra police on patrol.

France has been under a state of emergency since terror attacks in 2015 and a large section of the city centre was closed to traffic all morning.

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