And yes! Emmanuel Macron sworn in as France's youngest ever president

Emmanuel Macron has been inaugurated as his France's youngest ever president in a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

The centrist leader of Republique en Marche was greeted on the steps of the Presidential residence by outgoing head of state Francois Hollande.

PREMIERE DAME (FIRST LADY)

Shortly before, his wife Brigitte had arrived, just behind her daughter and Mr Macron's stepdaughter Tiphaine Auziere.

A source close to the President-elect has told Reuters that his prime minister will be appointed on Monday.

The remainder of his government will be announced on Tuesday, the source said.

Mr Macron won the second round of voting last Sunday, gaining 66% of the vote and beating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

Earlier, Mr Macron was handed France's nuclear codes, putting him in charge of the EU's only arsenal of atomic weapons.

He was brought to the palace in a Renault Espace, quelling intense speculation in the French press over whether he would choose Renault or their longtime rival and now sister firm Citroen.

A source has also revealed that he is expected to visit French troops deployed abroad at the end of his first week as President, probably in Mali.

He has already appointed Alexis Kohler, who was his chief of staff when he was economy minister, as his secretary general, who will act has his chief administrator.

Philippe Etienne, a former ambassador to Berlin, will act as his diplomatic adviser.

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