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France's youngest president takes charge of a divided country
Macron inherits a sluggish economy and a nation still under emergency rule
Published Sun, May 14, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Paris
EMMANUEL Macron became the youngest president of France on Sunday, leading a country where economic malaise and security concerns drove extremist parties to their highest-ever scores in this year's election.
Mr Macron is the eighth directly elected president of the Fifth Republic, after assuming the role in a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
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