CNN News: 马克龙当选法国最年轻的总统

First story this Monday, election results from France. The European country went to the polls yesterday and its government confirmed last night that 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron would become the nation`s next leader. Early results showed him leading with more than 60 percent of the vote.

周一头条新闻，法国选举最终结果。上周日，法国举行总统大选，晚上，法国政府承认39岁的马克龙将会成为下一任国家领导人。之前的选举结果显示，马克龙以超过60%的结果领先。

He`s the youngest person ever elected in France. He was considered a centrist candidate who`s socially liberal and he defeated a strongly conservative candidate, 48-year-old Marine Le Pen.

马克龙是法国有史以来最年轻的总统。作为中间派的候选人，马克龙击败了极右翼领袖48岁的玛丽娜 勒庞。

The election was divisive. Neither candidate in yesterday’s runoff was from a major party. Analysts say that shows many French felt the traditional parties had left them behind.

选举造成分歧。昨日参选的两位候选人均不来自法国主要的正派。分析人士表示，很多法国民众表示，传统的政党已经被远远的落在了后面。

One big difference between the candidates was that Macron, who`s never held elective office, strongly supported the European Union. Le Pen wanted France to leave it. That`s a major issue for many Europeans, following Britain`s vote to leave the union last year. France`s challenges include slow economic growth, high unemployment, immigration and terrorism. Following his victory, Macron promised to work toward unity in the country.

两位候选人的主要区别在于，从未参加过选举的马克龙强烈的支持欧盟。但候选人勒庞则希望法国脱离欧盟。由于去年英国决定脱欧，因此脱欧对于欧洲国家成为一个重大的问题。法国面临的问题是经济增速缓慢、高失业率、移民以及恐怖主义问题。在当选时，马克龙承诺会努力促进国家团结。