The heads of the EC and the European Council congratulated Macron on his election victory

“Dear Emmanuel Macron, congratulations on your re-election as President of the Republic.

I look forward to continuing our excellent cooperation, ”wrote von der Leyen on her Twitter account.

In turn, Michel also congratulated Macron.

“My warmest congratulations, dear Emmanuel Macron... We can count on France for another five years,” he said.

According to him, "in these turbulent times, the world needs a cohesive Europe and a France fully committed to a more sovereign and strategic EU."

Macron, according to the first data, is in the lead in the second round of presidential elections.

Marine Le Pen called her preliminary result in the French presidential election a success.

At the same time, she admitted defeat in the struggle for the post of head of state.