French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called German Chancellor Angela Merkel to congratulate her on winning a fourth term in office and said France and Germany would forge ahead with their cooperation. <br/><br/>I called Angela Merkel to congratulate her. We continue with determination our vital cooperation for Europe and for our countries, Macron tweeted.<br/><br/>Macron ran for the French presidency on a pledge to relaunch Europe, in tandem with Germany, after years of economic and financial crisis and the new shock dealt by Britain's vote last year to leave the bloc.<br/><br/>Exit polls showed, Merkel's conservatives beat their rivals to win her a fourth term in an election that will also bring a far-right party into Germany's parliament for the first time in more than half a century.