Brigitte Macron

Macron was sharply dressed in suits and pumps to elect and celebrate the presidential win for Emmanuel Macron.

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The French first lady is 24 years older than her husband, whom she met while she was a high school teacher in Amiens.

For years there was some controversy about her sexuality, as it was said that she was a transsexual woman. She is nicknamed ‘Bibi’ and has been married to Emmanuel Macron since 2007. The current leader, Emmanuel Macron, is predicted to beat far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, and extend his stay since he first took over on 14 May 2017, although the country is as divided as ever.

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I have immense confidence in him." She added: "We all want things to change. “But at one point, I understood that Emmanuel was my life, and they understood. Emmanuel was an exception.” In a 2019 interview, she said Macron’s election as president “terrified” her and insisted that she had no political ambitions of her own. The future president of France took her literature lessons, and she was the teacher in charge of his theatre class.

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She eventually moved to the French capital to join him and divorced. Macron moved to Paris for his last year of high school. He beat her again Sunday, but the race was closer and Macron acknowledged that some voters had backed him only to keep Le Pen out of the presidency. At home, Macron managed to regain some popularity after the “yellow vest” protests against social injustice sent his approval to record lows in 2018. He easily beat far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in their runoff that year on promises to free up France’s economy to boost job creation and attract foreign investment. He is expected to pivot back to his work on Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he arrives to deliver a speech during his victory rally at the Champs de Mars in Paris, April 24.