Macron was re-elected president of France for a second term

Emmanuel Macron was re-elected president of France for a second term on Sunday after winning an estimated 58 percent of the votes. Macron also thanked people who voted for him not because they embrace his ideas but because they wanted to reject far-right rival Marine Le Pen.

He said the next five years would be a "new era". Macron pledged to reunite the country that is “filled with so many doubts, so many divisions” and work to assuage the anger of French voters that fed Le Pen's campaign. Five years ago, Macron won a sweeping victory over Le Pen to become France's youngest president at 39.