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08/05 – Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC Europe

FRANCE

France who dares

Emmanuel Macron elected President of the Republic with 65.9% of the vote. Marine Le Pen well beaten, but FN at historic high.

GERMANY

Ouf!

Emmanuel Macron gets 65% of the votes and is distinctly ahead of Marine Le Pen with 35%

ITALY

Macron wins: for France and Europe

Elected with 65% of votes, celebration at Louvre with Ode to Joy. Le Pen: now to change FN France chose future, the global world and Europe. For the first time in history, a President-elect decided to play the European anthem “Ode to Joy” before the Marseillaise. The youngest President in the history of France managed to invert the “spirit of the age”, overcoming pessimism, populism and Trumpism.

SPAIN

France defeats radicalism

The centrist candidate beat the populist leader with 66% of the votes. Macron: “I will defend Europe. Our civilisation is at stake”.

AUSTRIA

Huge task for the winner

The new French president, Emmanuel Macron, must first find a political majority in the parliament, possibly involving socialists and conservatives in a broad union.

BELGIUM

President of a feverish country

Macron needs to restore the nation’s confidence.

BULGARIA

Emmanuel Macron became the youngest president in French history

Macron is the President of France.

GREECE

France spoke democratically and in a European manner

The new President excluded populism and fascism and he is called to find allies in order to lead his country out of the crisis and Europe out of stagnation.

HUNGARY

Macron is the new French president!

The centrist politician decisively won over Marine Le Pen.

PORTUGAL

France marches with Macron and gives hope to Europe

Macron won with 65% of the votes but does not avoid a record abstention. Le Pen double her father’s score and announced the refounding of the National Front. Analyses by Jorge Almeida Fernandes, Rui Tavares, Seixas da Costa and Marina Costa Lobo.

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