Macron takes to the stage greeted by supporters chanting “and one and two and five more [years]” and “Macron President”.
He thanked those who voted for him, as well as the candidates who stood against him, and those who asked for their supporters to back him.
He asks French voters to vote for him to block the far right from taking power.
“I invite all including those who did not vote for me in the first round to rally behind us.”
He says he hopes to convince those who did not vote or who voted for extreme candidates. Nothing has been decided yet, he says.
“Pandering to populism and xenophobia – that’s not France,” he says.
He goes on to address the cost of living – a major campaign theme of his second-round opponent Le Pen.
The only way to address this, he insists, is by moving forward with his party’s political programme.
“The debate that we are going to have over the next fortnight will be decisive for our country and Europe,” he tells his supporters at his campaign headquarters, urging them to “spare no effort” to win over voters to his side.
He adds: “I believe in us all, regardless of origins, beliefs.”
He ends his short address to his supporters by saying: “I am counting on you. Nothing is decided. [Let’s move] forward.”