far-right rival marine le pen. it s also been 20 years since the last time a french president was re-elected in france. now, leaders including u.s. president joe biden, the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, and european leaders and the russian president vladimir putin have congratulated mr. macron on his victory. now, the french leader admits that he has work to do, but he promised the next five years will not be a continuation of his first term, and he pledged to work for all of france. here s what he said after the victory was announced. translator: and i know that for a number of my come pay trats who chose the far-right, the anger and the discord which brought them to vote for her project also merits a response. it will also be my responsibility and the responsibility of those who surround me.