French President-elect Emmanuel Macron laid the groundwork Monday for his transition to power.
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, left, an current President Francois Hollande, center, attend a ceremony to mark the end of World War II at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Monday, May 8, 2017. Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen handily in Sunday’s presidential vote, and now must pull together a majority for his year-old political movement by mid-June legislative elections. (Stepahne de Sakutin, Pool via AP) (Stephane de Sakutin / AP)
Incoming French President Emmanuel Macron, center left, and his wife Brigitte Macron, center right, sing the national anthem with supporters in front of the Pyramid at the Louvre Museum in front of the Pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Sunday, May 7, 2017. Macron says that France is facing an “immense task” to rebuild European unity, fix the economy and ensure security against extremist threats. (Thomas Samson/Pool Photo via AP) (Thomas Samson / AP)
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, left, and outgoing President Francois Hollande attend a ceremony to mark the end of World War II at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Monday, May 8, 2017. Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen handily in Sunday’s presidential vote, and now must pull together a majority for his year-old political movement by mid-June legislative elections. (Philippe Wojazer, Pool via AP) (Philippe Wojazer / AP)
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French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, left, and outgoing President Francois Hollande attend a ceremony to mark the end of World War II at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Monday, May 8, 2017. Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen handily in Sunday’s presidential vote, and now must pull together a majority for his year-old political movement by mid-June legislative elections. (Philippe Wojazer, Pool via AP) (Philippe Wojazer / AP)
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, left, an current President Francois Hollande, center, attend a ceremony to mark the end of World War II at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Monday, May 8, 2017. Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen handily in Sunday’s presidential vote, and now must pull together a majority for his year-old political movement by mid-June legislative elections. (Stepahne de Sakutin, Pool via AP) (Stephane de Sakutin / AP)
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, center, and current President Francois Hollande, second left, shake hands to vetrans during a ceremony to mark the end of World War II at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Monday, May 8, 2017. Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen handily in Sunday’s presidential vote, and now must pull together a majority for his year-old political movement by mid-June legislative elections. (Philippe Wojazer, Pool via AP) (Philippe Wojazer / AP)
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, left, an current President Francois Hollande, right, attend a ceremony to mark the end of World War II at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Monday, May 8, 2017. Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen handily in Sunday’s presidential vote, and now must pull together a majority for his year-old political movement by mid-June legislative elections. (Stepahne de Sakutin, Pool via AP) (Stephane de Sakutin / AP)
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French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, center left, and current President Francois Hollande, center right, attend a ceremony to mark the end of World War II at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Monday, May 8, 2017. Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen handily in Sunday’s presidential vote, and now must pull together a majority for his year-old political movement by mid-June legislative elections. (Philippe Wojazer, Pool via AP) (Philippe Wojazer / AP)
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, center left, and current President Francois Hollande, right, attend a ceremony to mark the end of World War II at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Monday, May 8, 2017. Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen handily in Sunday’s presidential vote, and now must pull together a majority for his year-old political movement by mid-June legislative elections. (Philippe Wojazer, Pool via AP) (Philippe Wojazer / AP)
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, bottom left, talks to President-elect Emmanuel Macron, bottom right, as they attend a ceremony to mark the end of World War II at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Monday, May 8, 2017. Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen handily in Sunday’s presidential vote, and now must pull together a majority for his year-old political movement by mid-June legislative elections. (Philippe Wojazer, Pool via AP) (Philippe Wojazer / AP)
Incoming French President Emmanuel Macron walks towards the stage to address his supporters at the Louvre Palace in Paris, Sunday May 7, 2017. Polling agencies have projected that centrist Macron will be France’s next president, putting a 39-year-old political novice at the helm of one of the world’s biggest economies and slowing a global populist wave. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool) (Christophe Ena / AP)
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Incoming French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron sing the national anthem after he delivered a speech in front of the Pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Sunday, May 7, 2017. Macron says that France is facing an “immense task” to rebuild European unity, fix the economy and ensure security against extremist threats. (Thomas Samson/Pool Photo via AP) (Thomas Samson / AP)
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron gestures during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris, France, Sunday, May 7, 2017. Speaking to thousands of supporters from the Louvre Museum’s courtyard, Macron said that France is facing an “immense task” to rebuild European unity, fix the economy and ensure security against extremist threats. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus / AP)
A supporter of French independent centrist presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron reacts outside the Louvre museum in Paris, France, Sunday, May 7, 2017. Polling agencies have projected that centrist Emmanuel Macron will be France’s next president, putting a 39-year-old political novice at the helm of one of the world’s biggest economies and slowing a global populist wave. The agencies projected that Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen 65 percent to 35 percent on Sunday. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) (Laurent Cipriani / AP)
Supporters of French independent centrist presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron celebrate outside the Louvre museum in Paris, France, Sunday, May 7, 2017. Polling agencies have projected that centrist Emmanuel Macron will be France’s next president, putting a 39-year-old political novice at the helm of one of the world’s biggest economies and slowing a global populist wave. The agencies projected that Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen 65 percent to 35 percent on Sunday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus / AP)
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French far-right presidential candidate Marine le Pen delivers a speech, Sunday, May 7, 2017 in Paris. French voters elected centrist Emmanuel Macron as the country’s youngest president ever on Sunday, delivering a resounding victory to the unabashedly pro-European former investment banker and strengthening France’s place as a central pillar of the European Union.
(Michel Spingler / AP)Supporters of French independent centrist presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron hold up his photo outside his campaign headquarters in Paris, France, Sunday, May 7, 2017. Polling agencies have projected that centrist Emmanuel Macron will be France’s next president, putting a 39-year-old political novice at the helm of one of the world’s biggest economies and slowing a global populist wave. The agencies projected that Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen 65 percent to 35 percent on Sunday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (Emilio Morenatti / AP)
A supporter of French independent centrist presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron celebrates outside the Louvre museum in Paris, France, Sunday, May 7, 2017. Polling agencies have projected that centrist Emmanuel Macron will be France’s next president, putting a 39-year-old political novice at the helm of one of the world’s biggest economies and slowing a global populist wave. The agencies projected that Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen 65 percent to 35 percent on Sunday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus / AP)
Graphic shows the geographic results for round two of France’s 2017 presidential elections; 3c x 7 1/2 inches; 146 mm x 190 mm; (p.holm / AP)