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Nick Miller

Nick Miller is Europe correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

Emmanuel Macron addresses supporters after winning the French election.

Macron to heal divisions after destructive election

After a euphoric night France's new president-elect Emmanuel Macron faced a sobering morning on Monday — and the task of forming a government that can heal the divisions exposed by its election campaign.

Emmanuel Macron greets well-wishers as he leaves the polling station.

Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin

Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of the European Union, early projections showed.

Emmanuel Macron, French presidential candidate, meets with supporters during an election campaign event in Rodez, ...

'Democratic shipwreck' as Emmanuel Macron emails leaked before poll

France's extraordinary presidential election has had a last-minute twist: the public release of a hoard of emails and documents hacked from the campaign of front-runner centrist Emmanuel Macron, which his campaign said had 'put the vital interests of democracy in jeopardy'.