Macron Victory Speech: 'I Will Protect the Republic'

The contentious French election on May 7 saw Emmanuel Macron voted in as the country’s youngest president. He defeated far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, with over 60 percent of votes. In his victory speech, he vowed to protect the French republic.Macron inherits a divided and fractious France, with economic and social challenges ahead. In his speech, in front of the Louvre in Paris, he reached out to Le Pen supporters, acknowledging that they had expressed rage and grief by supporting a far-right candidate. He vowed to address their concerns in the next five years.