Emmanuel Macron wins French elections in blow to populist wave. In photos 6 Photos . Updated: 08 May 2017, 02:07 PM IST Livemint Emmanuel Macron wins the French presidential elections by about 65% votes 1/6French president-elect Emmanuel Macron waves to the crowd as he delivers a speech at the Pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris on 7 May, 2017, after the second round of the French presidential election. At 39, Macron is set to become the youngest-ever elected French head of state. Patrick Kovarik/AFP 2/6The result is a remarkable achievement for Macron, who built his En Marche! movement just last year. A former investment banker and one-time economy minister in the outgoing government of Francois Hollande, he becomes the first postwar head of state to be elected from outside the traditional party structure. Reuters 3/6Having prevailed over National Front candidate Marine Le Pen, Macron will be sworn in as soon as this week as the head of mainland Europe’s second-largest economy and its leading military power, as well as one of five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. AP 4/6National Front candidate Marine Le Pen conceded within minutes of the polls closing. In her concession speech, Le Pen claimed the mantle of leader of the opposition, saying that the legislative elections were looming and “I’ll be at the head of this fight.”AP 5/6Supporters of president-elect Emmanuel Macron wave French national flags as they celebrate in front of the Pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris on 7 May, 2017. Eric Feferberg/AFP 6/6Emmanuel Macron’s victory prevented France from succumbing to the populist wave that led to Donald Trump’s victory in November 2016 and Britain’s referendum decision to quit the EU. AP