Emmanuel Macron won the French Presidential election for his centrist party La République En Marche!
But who is the leader who famously married his former teacher, and whose rule has prompted the worst rioting in Paris for decades? Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron won the French Presidential election in 2017 5 Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron won the French Presidential election in 2017Credit: AP:Associated Press Who is Emmanuel Macron? Emmanuel Macron won the French Presidential election for his centrist party La République En Marche! (On the Move) in May 2017. He came to power at the age of 39, making him the youngest president in the history of France. Macron, 41, was an investment banker and economy minister under the Socialist Party's François Hollande. He was even dubbed the outgoing president's political protégé, before he broke away and founded En Marche! in April 2016. He has cast himself as a maverick outsider to the political system, but he was criticised for detailing few policies during the campaign. En Marche! quick gained 200,000 members during it...