Emmanuel Macron was sworn-in as France's youngest ever president today. Macron, a 39-year-old centrist, took the reins of power from Francois Hollande a week after he won a resounding victory over far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a tumultuous election.'<br/><br/>In his first speech, Macron said the French people had chosen hope and shown a willingness to change in the election. He promised that the EU, hit by the imminent departure of Britain, would be rejuvenated and relaunched during his time in office. He said the world and Europe need France now more than ever and they need a strong France with a sense of its own destiny.<br/><br/>Security was tight, with around 1,500 police officers deployed near the presidential palace and the nearby Champs Elysees avenue and surrounding roads blocked off.<br/><br/>The new president faces a host of daunting challenges including tackling stubbornly high unemployment, fighting Islamist-inspired violence and uniting a deeply divided country.<br/><br/>Macron's first week will be busy. On Monday, he is expected to reveal the closely-guarded name of his prime minister. Later, to underline his European ambitions, Macron will visit German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday in his first foreign trip.<br/><br/>The forces retailated immediately. However, two DRG Jawans suffered injuries and are being treated.

Emmanuel Macron has been sworn-in as the youngest President of France at the age of 39. President Macron said at the elaborate 'lys'e Palace ceremony that his mandate will give the French back the confidence to believe in themselves. He vowed to see the EU reformed and relaunched during his time in office.<br/><br/>He takes over from Fran'ois Hollande, whose five-year term was plagued by high unemployment figures. <br/><br/>Mr Macron was proclaimed France's new president a week after his resounding victory over the National Front's Marine le Pen, with 66 per cent of the vote in the run-off poll. Tight security was in place across Paris for the ceremony at the president's official residence, with hundreds of extra police on patrol.