has been noted by several of the other main british newspapers. the telegraph's business pages and the independent focus on the effect macron‘s election could have on brexit negotiations. and the independent, despite the romantic image on its front page, leads with the phrase, "macron set to make may's negotiations with the eu tougher." he has said, in the past, he will ta ke he has said, in the past, he will take a tough stance on brexit. let's turn to another part of france — bordeaux is a macron stronghold, and my colleague is there. good morning! a very good morning to you. welcome to bordeaux. this is my guest, ettian millian, a journalist of sud west, one of the biggest regional newspapers in franch. you were telling me the name of your city? bordeaux is known as a sleeping beauty. it is pretty quiet this

morning! also, i'm interested to get into what the atmosphere was like last night in this city when it came through that emmanuel macron was the next president of france. well, it was very beautiful, but it was very sleepy indeed. that was surprising. we had an election, a big turnout — nearly 75% of people went to vote — but, in the street, nothing. nobody. it was extremely surprising. i left the newspaper at 9:30 or 10:00 and cycled through town, and there was absolutely nobody celebrating except in one bar. i saw more policemen standing around and talking amongst themselves than having to do any security. it was all extremely quiet. what do you put that down to? how do you explain that lack of celebration visible on the streets? five years ago, when francois hollande won, you had 107 people who came to the street and celebrated for francois hollande. he had a clear majority ahead of him, he had five years to implement his plan. last night, we had emmanuel macron

asa last night, we had emmanuel macron as a new president who doesn't have any mp under his name. there is a general election coming on june any mp under his name. there is a general election coming onjune11 — both marine le pen and emmanuel macron's speeches were clearly facing towards that deadline already. we have a two—round election, so we will have a majority onjune 18, election, so we will have a majority on june 18, but election, so we will have a majority onjune18, but we don't know who will be in the majority in the parliament. what did you make of the speeches last night? two from mr macron, one from marine le pen.|j felt that macron was very emotive, ina felt that macron was very emotive, in a way. it was obvious that there was something happening for him there and then. he's a young man. he doesn't have — he has some experience, but he's never been in that position. nobody's ever been in that position. nobody's ever been in that position, maybe unless we look back towards napoleon. there was no tv then, so we don't know. marine le pen had a very short speech targeted towards the next general election. obviously she called for the national front — macron was talking

about love and passion... we're not on the same page yet. i think marine le pen is already — maybe she was in the debate already talking about the general election. emmanuel macron, talking to the french nations, talking to the french nations, talking to the people — now we will see what happens. isn't it interesting? we've just finished that election and my guest and others in the city of bordeaux already looking forward, if i can put it that way, to june and already looking forward, if i can put it that way, tojune and the legislative elections. karin, i'm sure some of our viewers seeing marine le pen didn't let the defeat get to her — the video of her dancing has gone viral certainly has. lots of people dancing on the streets of paris last night. sally's coming up. let's get thoughts from journalist and commentator nabila ramdani, and stefan simons. how have france's expectations changed with this news? i think the expectations put on emmanuel macron are huge. it has to be said that he's a man who's come in with so little baggage, and

he's been doing so remarkably well and has been so very successful in such a short period of time that people are literally expecting miracles from him. all he can do, frankly, is to govern to the best of his ability, and he has pledged that he will attempt to do so. in the end, being a politician is a tha nkless end, being a politician is a thankless task, and he will have the very difficult challenge to unite the country and keep everybody happy, as it were, but he doesn't pretend to be a supermac, and has pledged that he will try to reform and, indeed, bring about changes to the best of his capacities. stefan, is the german leadership breathing a sigh of relief for at least five yea rs sigh of relief for at least five years now about the future of franco—german relations, and about the future of the european union?|j think the future of the european union?” think they do, but i would subscribe to the cactuses of french future about stability — we have our own election at the end of the year, and

oui’ election at the end of the year, and our own right—wing party. nevertheless, the results in france show that the national front has come up in strength, and many of — it was, for a long time, considered to bea it was, for a long time, considered to be a racist, anti—semitic outfit. outside the political landscape, with marine le pen and this result, it has moved very much to the centre, to the dangerous extent that now, french conservatives — they have a lot of ideological views of what was once those of national front. marine le pen said the national front is now the main opposition — she has a point. the main parties were nowhere to be seen in this election, at least. it is, in the same sense that the conservative republicans and socialist party, indeed. i don't think we should be too carried away about what the national front is really about — the clue is in the title. it's a nationalfront really about — the clue is in the title. it's a national front against many things — it's against immigration, about putting walls up, it's about exclusion, it has a

history of racism and anti—semitism. it's not a very good party. there's nothing positive about it that can be said, really. that's why it would be... but 10 million voted for it, at least thinking it would give them at least thinking it would give them a chance of getting a job, for instance. well, absolutely, but you can be, you know, a party that stands up for employment and employment for all without, you know, the negativity and the toxic brand that is associated with the party. that's precisely why emmanuel macron will have difficulties to work with members of the far—right, really. do you think there might be a rebranding of the national front? we heard rumours that there might be a name change, moving away from this dark past? no, i don't believe so. i think what the national front will do is what the le pens have always been doing — they will come back in five years' time and have another 90, five years' time and have another go, but come back even more nastier, more vengeful. jean—marie le pen is

88, still politically active, and marine le pen is still deluded she can become president of france one day. you think they're playing the long game. stefan? they certainly do, with the fact that some 10 million people voted for them. they didn't address only the political and ideology of xenophobia and protectionism — there's also that underlying concern for the economic future of france. very cleverly, marine le pen has tried to use, you know, that attitude and that focus to win even, you know, workers who traditionally were left. it is a very clever mix. i would call it national and socialist, and that harks back to a bad part of our own history. what is the angle in your latest report that you're putting in for der spiegel right now? what i wrote is what mabila has said.

macron has won the president dependency, but he has not won the election yet. his ambitions are great. after the moment of victory will come the moment of revenge by the traditional parties. it will all culminate with the legislative elections in june. if culminate with the legislative elections injune. if he doesn't have a majority, an absolute majority, he'll hit the wall. nabila, it's a double national occasion today. just below us, we've got all the barricades out for this huge commemoration around the arc de triomphe of victory day. it's an extraordinary feeling in paris, at least at the moment — this sense of occasion? well, indeed. it has to be said that emmanuel macron‘s victory represents a sense of hope and optimism, and he himself said as much in his victory speech. he's very aware that he's dealing with a country that is facing monumental challenges ranging from mass unemployment to global terrorism, and that he will have, you know, a very difficultjob ahead, not least of all that will involve securing a

working majority in the national assembly to push reforms through.- seconds. france today will commemorate the victory of german occupation at the same time that marine le pen from the right—wing national front is defeated — maybe that's hope ahead. stefan simons from der spiegel online, nabila ramdani, thank you very much. we will have full coverage of everything that's happening today here in france, and all the reaction that's coming into the victory of emmanuel macron in the french presidential election. from me, karin giannone, for now, goodbye. the warmest day of the year here so far. clear skies means it could be a chilly start in rural parts 21 degrees in county fermanagh. same temperature for glasgow and pershore, and we had the warm air all the way from wales towards the south coast. but these areas that had the warmth by day are getting the chill right now, with the clearer skies, actually, and in rural parts we may

find temperatures not far away from freezing. in the towns and cities, this is what the temperatures look like. and further east across england and scotland, there will be more cloud coming in from off the north sea. and essentially we have an east—west split to the weather on monday. another lovely sunny day for northern ireland. the best of the sunshine in scotland in the south—west. sunshine for wales and western england, but a cloudier day than yesterday across the midlands and south—east england. some sunshine, though, developing at times across scotland, some cloud filtering into northern and eastern areas and into the north—east of england. sunshine coming and going across the north—west of england. lovely day, again, in northern ireland — not quite as warm as it was, though, yesterday. pleasant in the sunshine, mind you, across wales and the south—west. but a cooler, cloudier sort of look to the weather across the midlands, towards south—east england. again, a fair bit of cloud across yorkshire, lincolnshire and east anglia. well, that cloud is coming in off the north sea, around this area of high pressure. that dominates our weather for the start of the week and stretches all the way back to southern parts of greenland. the position of the high will be crucial, though.

there may well be a bit more cloud around come monday. still some sunshine, but not as much in western parts of england and wales. temperatures again typically into the mid—teens, so we're not seeing 20 or 21, but it will feel warmer eastern scotland and as we lose the wind of the north sea. but if we lose the cloud overnight, dawn on wednesday could be quite cold almost anywhere in the countryside. it will warm up quickly again across england and wales, southern scotland, northern ireland, in some sunshine. we may see afternoon highs of 19 degrees, perhaps, in the midlands southwards. northern scotland hanging onto a bit of cloud, perhaps a spot or two of rain on the weak weather front. our high pressure, though, is being squeezed well away into europe, and pressure is going to be falling from wednesday onwards, and that means the weather is going to start to change. for much of the week, it is going to remain dry. there will be some sunshine around. if we get some clear skies, it will be quite chilly at night. later in the week, the chance of some rain moving its way northwards. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. france elects its youngest ever president.

39—year—old emmanuel macron sweeps to power, with a decisive victory over the far—right candidate marine le pen. at a victory rally in front of thousands of supporters he promised to unify a divided country and rebuild its economy. this morning, we're live in paris, to get french reaction and take stock of what it means for brexit negotiations. the new president was very much a guest brexit i'm in a french bakery in london — talking to french voters, businesses and entrepreneurs based here in the uk.