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Hollande says he will hand power over to Macron on May 14

AFP | French President Francois Hollande (L) and French President-elect Emmanuel Macron attend a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany during World War II on May 8, 2017 in Paris

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Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday, making the 39-year-old political novice the youngest president in French history. But with a record abstention rate of 25.4%, his mandate is weak.