Emmanuel Macron was sworn in for his second term as France’s president on Saturday at a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, followed by the firing of cannons at the Invalides gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a country where presidents rarely get re-elected, Macron won 58.5 percent of the votes in the second round against the far-right’s Marine Le Pen, despite strong opposition to his pro-business policies and a proposal to raise the retirement age, reports Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“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”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Macron will visit the European Parliament in Strasbourg on for “Europe Day” on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later in the week, for the first trip abroad since his inauguration, he heads to Berlin to meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Macron, 44, is the first president who does not belong to a coalition government to be re-elected since the formation of the Fifth Republic in 1958.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Macron’s new term formally begins on the evening of May 13 and his prime minister, Jean Castex, is still in office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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