Centrist Emmanuel Macron was sworn in as the eighth president of the French Fifth Republic in a ceremony at the Elysee Palace on Sunday.
法国中立派议员伊曼纽尔·马克龙周日在爱丽舍宫宣誓就职法国第八任总统。
After a warm welcome from outgoing President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace at around 10:00 a.m. local time (0800 GMT), Macron and Hollande held a closed-door meeting during which Macron was handed the codes to launch France's nuclear arsenal.
President of the Constitutional Council Laurent Fabius then announced the final results of presidential elections and Macron officially assumed the office.
In a speech to several hundred guests, Macron said, "The French have chosen hope and the spirit of conquest."
"I will not give up on the commitments made with regard to the French," said the new president.
"Nothing will make me renounce to defend the interests of France. From this evening I will be at work," he stressed.
相关单词：arsenal
arsenal解释：n.兵工厂，军械库
arsenal例句：
Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。
相关单词：renounce
renounce解释：v.放弃；拒绝承认，宣布与…断绝关系
renounce例句：
She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。
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