Emmanuel Macron crushed his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen in the final round of the French presidential election, with almost all votes counted.
Mr Macron was out-going President Francois Hollande’s former Finance Minister, before quitting to found his own centre-left En Marche!
Outgoing President François Hollande congratulated Mr Macron and said the result showed the French people wanted to unite around the "values of the republic".
Ms Le Pen called her opponent to wish him success in dealing with the "challenges" facing the country, following the early results.
Ms Le Pen picked up a record 7.6 million votes in the first round of the election.
16/20 Supporters of Front National leader Marine Le Pen cheer as early results come in Reuters.
18/20 Front National leader Marine Le Pen takes to the stage to address her supporters as fans cheer Reuters. »