
Macron, 39, will take over from outgoing Socialist Francois Hollande and will face a series of daunting challenges including tackling high unemployment, fighting religion-inspired violence and uniting a deeply divided country.
Under light rain, he was driven through the streets of Paris to the 18th-century palace that will become his home as the eighth president under France's current republic, which was founded in 1958.
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Macron's wife, his 64-year-old former school teacher Brigitte, arrived separately and walked up the red carpet into the Elysee wearing a pale blue outfit.
Macron and Hollande will have a private meeting in the president's office where Macron will be given the codes to launch France's nuclear weapons.
After a formal lunch, Macron will visit the Arc de Triomphe, a war memorial at the top of the Champs Elysees avenue, and will later make a stop at the Paris town hall.
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