Emmanuel Macron, 39, becomes France's youngest president after wining French presidential election, Trump congratulates him

Former banker Emmanuel Macron, pictured with his wife Briggitte, 64, is set to become France youngest president at 39, after Napoleon, after winning 65.5 per cent of the vote in a tense election against far-right National Front (FN) candidate Marine Le Pen, 48.

Not only will he be the youngest president ever in France, his party En Marche! 'On the Move' has existed for just more than a year.

Meanwhile, In a congratulatory tweet to the new incoming president, Donald Trump tweeted:

'Congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his big win today as the next President of France. I look very much forward to working with him'