European leaders welcome Macron’s French election win

European leaders rushed to congratulate French President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and defeat of a long way-right chief Marine Le Pen in elections on Sunday, based totally on projections.

Here are some of the main reactions.

“We can count on France for five more years,” European Council President Charles Michel wrote on Twitter.

“I am delighted to be able to continue our excellent cooperation,” tweeted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said French voters “have sent a strong vote of confidence in Europe today. I am happy that we will continue our good cooperation”.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called France “one of our closest and most important allies”.

Johnson, in a tweet, said he looked forward “to continuing to work together on the issues which matter most to our two countries and to the world.”

Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi described Macron’s victory as “great news for all of Europe”.

“The citizens have chosen a France committed to a free, strong and fair EU. Democracy wins. Europe wins,” tweeted Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. “Congratulations Emmanuel Macron.”

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said French voters had made a “strong choice”, opting for “certainty and Enlightenment values”.

Prime Minister Micheal Martin hailed Macron’s “principled and dynamic leadership” as “important not only for France, but for Europe”.

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson sent her “warmest congratulations”.

“Let’s continue our close cooperation – bilaterally and for a competitive, green and resilient European Union,” she tweeted.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store stated France had selected “liberal democracy over the a long way-right”.

Uniting the French and “taking courageous choices for the weather,” have been important duties beforehand, he added, calling for nearer cooperation in Europe and “team spirit in opposition to authoritarian forces and battle”.