Emmanuel Macron last night vowed to 'defend Europe' minutes after becoming France's youngest leader since Napoleon.
Macron,
39, beat far-right National Front (FN) candidate Marine Le Pen, 48, in
an election that will have widespread repercussions for the future of
Europe.
He has previously stated he will not give Britain an easy Brexit deal and even branded the UK's departure from the EU 'a crime'.
With
the final ballots counted this morning, Macron had won 66.1 per cent of
the vote in the first ever election he has contested, far ahead of Le
Pen at 33.9 per cent. Turnout was 74.62 per cent, but in a sign of
widespread disillusionment, one in three voters abstained or cast a
blank ballot.
Just 15 minutes after the
exit polls were announced, Le Pen conceded and revealed she phoned
Macron to 'congratulate' him on his election victory.
Later
in the evening, Macron addressed thousands of his adoring supporters
who had gathered at his election victory rally outside the Louvre in c
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