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Urgent: EU'Juncker hails Macron's victry in French election

Xinhua, May 7, 2017 Adjust font size:

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Sunday congratulated French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron without hesitation for his victory in the presidential election.

"Congratulations @EmmanuelMacron! Happy that the French chose a European future," Juncker tweeted in French, minutes after polling agency projections showed that Macron won the race by a large margin. Endit