Narendra Modi tweets to Macron on poll victory
Macron defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to French President-elect Emmanuel Macron to congratulate him on his victory in the just-concluded French Presidential elections. “Called President @EmmanuelMacron to convey my congratulations on his victory in the French Presidential election. I look forward to working with President @EmmanuelMacron to further deepen cooperation between India and France,” Mr Modi tweeted. Centrist Mr Macron, 39, will become the youngest President of France, which has bucked the global trend in recent years of right-wing leaders coming to power in national elections. Mr Macron defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen.
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