And unlike his adversary Marine Le Pen, Macron supports remaining in the European Union, which is important for "the circulation of brains and ideas", according to nine directors of French scientific research institutes who wrote a letter to Agence France Presse, Science reported April 28.
A crowd of Macron supporters roared with delight, jubilantly waving red, white and blue tricolour flags at a victory party outside the Louvre Museum in Paris.
"We have the strength, the energy and the will -and we will not give in to fear", he said. The rate of abstentions and blank votes in the second round has been the highest since 1969.
Macron's domestic and foreign affairs politics and principles were nearly identical from unsuccessful Republican Party presidential candidate and former prime minister Francois Fillon, Brenner pointed out.
En Marche secretary general Richard Ferrand told TF1 television.
Sylvie Goulard, a French deputy to the European Parliament, said Macron would make Berlin his first official visit, with perhaps a stop to see French troops stationed overseas as well. He has previously said he would like to appoint a woman.
The French presidential race - which has been closely watched around the world - became the latest referendum in the West on globalization and its benefits and societal costs.
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University of Pittsburgh Professor of International Relations Michael Brenner agreed that Macron's victory would "freeze" Hollande's foreign policies in place for another presidential term.
In an early plea for unity, Macron reached out to Le Pen's supporters after a vicious election campaign that exposed deep economic and social divisions, as well as tensions provoked by identity and immigration.
His mention of Ms Le Pen drew loud boos, and he said he would do all he could to ensure in future there would be no reason to vote for extremism.
Le Pen also pledged a "profound reform" of her Front National party to create "a new political force". A key aide said the party would change its name as part of a revamp.
With more than 44 million of France's 47 million registered voters accounted for, official Interior Ministry figures on Sunday confirmed Macron had been elected president with over 65 percent of valid votes cast so far.
This could give the National Front a significant increase on the two seats the party now holds.
Le Pen spent most of the evening on the attack, but provided few detailed solutions to France's myriad problems, which include a 23-percent youth unemployment rate and a spate of horrifying, terrorist attacks in recent two years. (Onwards!), barely a year ago.
WORLD LEADERS - Top row (from left): US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UK Prime Minister Theresa May, European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker; (bottom row from left): Chinese President Xi Jinping, Japanese prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull congratulated Emmanuel Macron who stormed to victory in the French presidential election on Sunday.
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