French President Emmanuel Macron faces the daunting challenge of uniting a deeply divided nation after winning re-election in a battle against Marine #LePen that saw the far right come its closest yet to taking power. Following #Macron's somber victory, #FRANCE 24 is joined by Sylvie Kauffmann, Editorial Director at Le Monde. As Macron reaches out and makes a plea to the French people to "trust him for five more years," Ms. Kauffmann explains how their headline "victoire sans triomphe" (victory without triumph) "sums up the mood of the country."

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