New President of France

emmanuel macron took oath as france president

Question: Who among the following has been elected as the new President of France recently?
(a) Emmanuel Macron
(b) Marine Le Pen
(c) Nicolas Sarkozy
(d) Patrick Strzoda
Ans: (a)

  • Emmanuel Macron took oath as the new President of France on May 14, 2017.
  • He is the 25th President of France and was preceded by François Hollande.
  • Mr. Macron defeated the National Front’s Marine le Pen, with 66.1% of votes in the run-off poll.
  • Emmanuel Macron (39) is the youngest President of France.
  • Macron was appointed Deputy Secretary-General in François Hollande’s first government in 2012. He has also been a member of the Socialist Party from 2006 to 2009.
  • He was appointed Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs in 2014 in the Francois Hollande government.
  • Mr. Macron founded an independent political movement “En Marche” (“On the Move”) in April 2016. En Marche is a centrist political movement.
  • Mr. Macron is married to divorcee Brigitte, a chocolate maker heiress.
  • During his election campaign, Mr. Macron had promised a substantial reduction in corporation tax to 25pc from its current 33.3pc. , reduction in public spending by €60bn and cut 120,000 public sector jobs. He has also vowed to get tough on unemployment benefits for those who repeatedly turned down job offers.
  • He had also proposed a €50bn public investment programme on green energy, training of tradesmen to reduce youth unemployment, transport, public sector administration and justice.

Reference:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39912104
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/emmanuel-macron-running-independent/