<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Emmanuel Macron has promised to restore France's global standing, as he is officially inaugurated as the country's youngest president at the age of 39.</span><br></p><p>President Macron said at the elaborate Élysée Palace ceremony that his mandate will give the French back the confidence to believe in themselves,"</p><p>He vowed to see the EU "reformed and relaunched" during his time in office.</p><p>He takes over from François Hollande, whose five-year term is plagued by high unemployment figures.</p><p>Presidenrt Macron is proclaimed France's new president a week after his resounding victory over the National Front's Marine le Pen, with 66% of the vote in the run-off poll.</p>
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