Centrist Emmanuel Macron was sworn in as the eighth president of the French Fifth Republic in a ceremony at the Elysee Palace on Sunday.

 

法国中立派议员伊曼纽尔·马克龙周日在爱丽舍宫宣誓就职法国第八任总统。
 

 

After a warm welcome from outgoing President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace at around 10:00 a.m. local time (0800 GMT), Macron and Hollande held a closed-door meeting during which Macron was handed the codes to launch France's nuclear arsenal¹.

 

President of the Constitutional Council Laurent Fabius then announced the final results of presidential elections and Macron officially assumed the office.

 

In a speech to several hundred guests, Macron said, "The French have chosen hope and the spirit of conquest."

 

"I will not give up on the commitments made with regard to the French," said the new president.

 

"Nothing will make me renounce² to defend the interests of France. From this evening I will be at work," he stressed.

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