Hollande Will Transfer Authority to Macron on May 14

Acting French President Francois Hollande said that the transferal of authority to Emmanuel Macron, the newly-elected French president, on May 14, the Figaro newspaper reported Monday.

PARIS (Sputnik) – According to the final count of the votes, Macron won French presidency with 66.1 percent of the votes.

France held runoff election on Sunday with independent Emmanuel Macron, the leader of "En Marche!" movement, and right-wing Marine Le Pen as the two presidential hopefuls.

Following the first round of election, mass protests under slogan "Ni Le Pen, Ni Macron" took place across the country as people were dissatisfied with the emerged candidates for the presidency.

Results of the French Presidential Election

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