After a campaign based on promises to revive the country through pro-business and pro-European policies, 39-year-old centrist independent Emmanuel Macron defeated far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen and her protectionist, anti-immigration party to become France's youngest president.
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Emmanuel Macron, France
French independent centrist presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron is greeted by supporters after casting his vote in Le Touquet, France, Sunday, May 7, 2017. Voters across France are choosing a new president in an unusually tense and important election that could decide Europe's future, making a stark choice between pro-business progressive Emmanuel Macron and far-right populist Marine Le Pen. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
John F. Kennedy, 43, assassinated Nov. 22, 1963, was the youngest person ever elected to the U.S. presidency. Emmanuel Macron, who is 39 years…
