The scene recalled the May 10, 1981 election of Mitterrand, Mr Hollande’s
political mentor, when ecstatic left-wingers stormed the same square,
jumping on the roofs of parked cars and partying deep into the night despite
thunder and driving rain.
For the centre-left Mr Hollande, victory will be tempered with a sense of
realism about tough political choices to come. He inherits a stagnant
economy, unemployment at a 12-year high and anxiety resurfacing about
Europe’s debt crisis.
Footage from Reuters
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