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The results are in, Francois Hollande is now the president of France. I'll be interested to see how the new socialist government progresses over the next few years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17975660
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17975660
Mr Hollande - who got an estimated 52% of votes in Sunday's run-off - said the French had chosen "change".
Analysts say the vote has wide implications for the whole eurozone. Mr Hollande has vowed to rework a deal on government debt in member countries.
He said was "proud to have been capable of giving people hope again".
He said he would push ahead with his pledge to refocus EU fiscal efforts from austerity to "growth".
"Europe is watching us, austerity can no longer be the only option," he said.
Mr Hollande has called for a renegotiation of a hard-won European treaty on budget discipline championed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Mr Sarkozy.