Can Emmanuel Macron reunite France?
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The Guardian
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🗓️ 26 April 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Guardian. |
| 0:08.2 | Today, Emmanuel Macron has won the presidential election in France. |
| 0:13.8 | But how will he try to unite a divided country? |
| 0:17.2 | The Guardian |
| 0:26.6 | Five years ago, Emmanuel Macron made history |
| 0:30.0 | when he was elected as France's youngest ever leader. |
| 0:33.2 | Thank you, Mes amis! |
| 0:38.0 | For the last 20 years, the country has seen a string of one-term presidencies. |
| 0:43.2 | And given the surge of support for the far-right across France, |
| 0:46.9 | it was far from certain that this centrist president would be re-elected. |
| 0:52.8 | But on Sunday, he was victorious. |
| 1:01.0 | A majority amongst us chose to trust me to pilot the Republic for the next five years. |
| 1:09.2 | Macron gathered hundreds of his supporters at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, |
| 1:12.8 | and they were waving French and European flags, and there was a big DJ set, |
| 1:16.7 | and there were dancing, and there were dancing to Daff Punk's one more time. |
| 1:23.8 | And then Emmanuel Macron arrived to the European Anthem, owed to joy. |
| 1:33.5 | Macron's opponent, Marie Le Pen, conceded defeat, |
| 1:37.4 | but claimed a victory of sorts. |
| 1:39.5 | Millions of our fellow citizens chose to vote for our party. |
| 1:44.8 | Le Pen has seen her brand of far-right populism grow bigger than ever in this election. |
| 1:51.1 | And as the Guardian's Paris correspondent, Angélie Crisafis says, |
| 1:55.3 | it is clear that Macron faces major challenges ahead, and that his win is bittersweet. |
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