Emmanuel Macron is set to become France’s next president after exit polls gave him a strong lead over far-right populist Marine Le Pen.
French polling agencies show the centrist candidate has triumphed over the National Front leader, who is forecast to have won just 35% of the vote.
Macron, 39, will be the youngest French president ever, putting him at the helm of one of the world’s biggest economies.
Le Pen, who had hoped to capitalise on the disillusionment of voters in France, said she had called Macron to congratulate him on his victory just minutes after the polls came in.
Here’s how politicians and people around the world reacted to the news:
Prime Minister Theresa May
May was quick to congratulate Macron on his victory. A Downing Street spokesman said: “The Prime Minister warmly congratulates President-elect Macron on his election success.
“France is one of our closest allies and we look forward to working with the new President on a wide range of shared priorities.”
US President Donald Trump
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
Vive La France. Congratulations to new President, Emmanuel Macron on his decisive victory over the hard right. #frenchelection
London Mayor Sadiq Khan
The French people have chosen hope over fear and unity over division. Congratulations @EmmanuelMacron. #FrenchElection
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron
Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage
'@EmmanuelMacron offers 5 more years of failure, power to the EU and open borders. If @MLP_officiel sticks in there, she can win in 2022.
Incumbent French president Francois Hollande?
J’ai appelé @EmmanuelMacron pour le féliciter chaleureusement pour son élection. Je lui ai exprimé tous mes vœux de réussite pour notre pays
“I called @EmmanuelMacron to congratulate him warmly on his election,” he said. “I expressed to him my best wishes of success for our country.”
European Council President Donald Tusk
Congratulations @EmmanuelMacron. Congratulations to French people for choosing Liberty, Equality and Fraternity over tyranny of fake news.
Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov
Former foreign secretary David Miliband
President Macron. Thank goodness for that. Europe can still lead the fight for civilized values. #Presidentielle2017
Republican Senator Dick Black
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland
Actress Mia Farrow
Bloomberg chief executive Mike Bloomberg
Congratulations to @EmmanuelMacron and the #Macron campaign.
Comedian Nick Jack Pappas
Marine Le Pen lost #FrenchElection2017 to Emmanuel Macron by millions of votes.
Or, as Donald Trump would call it, a historic win.
Former aide to Hillary Clinton Adam Parkhomenko
Sports broadcaster Gary Lineker
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