| Updated Mon, May 8th 2017 at 10:10 GMT +3Emmanuel Macron was due to attend a ceremony marking the Western allies' World War Two victory in Europe on Monday as relieved investment markets celebrated his election as French president. The French election is now out of the way," said Norihiro Fujito, senior investment strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities. ALSO READ: French First Lady-to-be takes cougar to a whole new level"And in Germany the ruling Christian Democrats are recovering. Macron had been accused of behaving as if he was already president after winning the first round two weeks ago. Macron will become the eighth president of France's Fifth Republic when he moves into the Elysee Palace after his inauguration next weekend.

Source: Standard Digital May 08, 2017 05:37 UTC