Macron to visit Merkel in first foreign trip as French president
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| Behold, the new President of France, Emmanuel Macron |
The French president-elect, Emmanuel Macron, plans to visit German
Chancellor Angela Merkel shortly after his inauguration, according to
Sylvie Goulard, a member of the European Parliament and a close
confidante of Macron.
Macron, who was voted in as president on Sunday with a large majority
over Marine Le Pen of the National Front, will visit Merkel as his
first foreign trip as France’s head of state, Goulard told French
broadcaster CNews.
Merkel and Macron held a telephone conversation late Sunday after the
result was announced, according to Steffen Seibert, Merkel’s spokesman.
Merkel told Macron that she is “looking forward to trustful
cooperation … in the spirit of the traditionally close Franco-German
friendship,” Seibert said.
Macron will officially take over from French President Francois
Hollande next Sunday, but an exact date for the meeting between the new
president and Merkel has not been set.
Hollande is expected in Berlin later on Monday for his last official bilateral meeting with Merkel before he leaves office.
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