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Reelection bolsters France’s Macron as powerful player in EU

FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron celebrates with supporters in Paris, France, Sunday, April 24, 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron's reelection has bolstered his standing as a senior player in Europe. Macron is now expected to push for strengthening the 27-nation bloc and throw all his weight behind efforts to end the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File) French President Emmanuel Macron talks to journalists as he arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, June 24, 2021. French President Emmanuel Macron's reelection has bolstered his standing as a senior player in Europe. Macron is now expected to push for strengthening the 27-nation bloc and throw all his weight behind efforts to end the war in Ukraine. (John Thys, Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron celebrates with supporters in front of the Eiffel Tower Paris, France, Sunday, April 24, 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron's reelection has bolstered his standing as a senior player in Europe. Macron is now expected to push for strengthening the 27-nation bloc and throw all his weight behind efforts to end the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh) FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron blows a kiss to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after a joint press conference after the EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, Friday, March 11, 2022 in Versailles, west of Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron's reelection has bolstered his standing as a senior player in Europe. Macron is now expected to push for strengthening the 27-nation bloc and throw all his weight behind efforts to end the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File) FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron, center, speaks with European Council President Charles Michel, center left, as they walk to a group photo at an EU summit at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron's reelection has bolstered his standing as a senior player in Europe. Macron is now expected to push for strengthening the 27-nation bloc and throw all his weight behind efforts to end the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File) FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron speaks after reports of his reelection Sunday, April 24, 2022 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron's reelection has bolstered his standing as a senior player in Europe. Macron is now expected to push for strengthening the 27-nation bloc and throw all his weight behind efforts to end the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File) FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron celebrates with his supporters in Paris, France, Sunday, April 24, 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron's reelection has bolstered his standing as a senior player in Europe. Macron is now expected to push for strengthening the 27-nation bloc and throw all his weight behind efforts to end the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)