Emmanuel Macron celebrates his victory in the French presidential election on the Champ de Mars in Paris. File photoPARIS, May 7. French President Emmanuel Macron, re-elected for a second term, officially re-assumed head of state for five years on Saturday. Macron's inauguration ceremony takes place at the Elysee Palace on Saturday morning. The broadcast is conducted by the BFMTV channel. During the celebration, the head of the French Constitutional Council, Laurent Fabius, again proclaimed the previously announced official results of the presidential elections. «I declare you the elected President of the Republic,» Fabius said, addressing Macron. which marked the beginning of his second term. On April 24, the second round of presidential elections took place in France. Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally party, competed for the presidency. According to the final data of the French Constitutional Council, Macron received 58.55% of the vote, Le Pen — 41.45%. Berlin May 9
