Yahoo News – AP
March 4, 2022
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has formally announced that he will seek a second term in April’s presidential election.
Elected in May 2017, with little political experience, the centrist politician quickly took on his new role of president when meeting with other world leaders. He faced major crises at home and in the world. A look at some key moments in his term.
VICTORY PARTY AT LE LOUVRE
Moments after his 2017 victory, the 39-year-old Macron slowly walked to the stage in the courtyard of the Louvre Museum in Paris, progressively appearing in the light to the sound of the European anthem “Ode to Joy” — a very symbolic moment before the crowd of supporters roared.