Emmanuel Macron won a second term as president of France, beating far-right leader Marine Le Pen by a wide 58.5-41.5% margin … oui, mais.
Sunday’s victory was less resounding than in 2017, when Macron (already head-to-head with Le Pen) became France’s youngest ever elected president. His first term left France in a deeply fractured state, as many French international newspapers noted on Monday by highlighting the challenges ahead for Macron on their front pages:
FRANCE – Libération
FRANCE – Le Figaro
FRANCE – Les Echos
FRANCE – Corse Matin
FRANCE – La Croix
FRANCE – L’Humanité
FRANCE – Sud Ouest
FRANCE – 20 Minutes
FRANCE – L’Opinion
FRANCE – Le Parisien
FRANCE – Le Télégramme
UNITED KINGDOM – The Guardian
SPAIN – El Pais
SWEDEN -Svenska Dagbladet
POLAND – Gazeta Wyborcza
ISRAEL – Haaretz
SAUDI ARABIA – Arab News
ARGENTINA – Clarin
CHILE – La Tercera
UNITED STATES – The Wall Street Journal
CANADA – National Post
CHINA – Global Times