Macron vows to build ‘stronger France’ during second term as president

• The presidential inauguration started at 11am Paris time (0900 GMT) at the Élysée Palace.
• The ceremony kicked off a series of key steps as Macron begins a new five-year term filled with international and domestic challenges.
• During the ceremony, the head of the Constitutional Council, Laurent Fabius, read a statement confirming Macron's victory in the second round of presidential polls on April 24 with a score of 58.5 percent against far-right rival Marine Le Pen.
• In a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages, 21 cannon shots were fired from the Invalides military memorial complex in Paris.
• Macron vowed to build a 'stronger France' in his second term during a keynote speech.

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