SUBSCRIPTION MONDAY, MAY 8, 2017 SHABAN 12, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Central Bank Nigeria swaps Rouhani faces Arsenal beat to apply sharia 82 Chibok protests at site United, Wenger governance girls for Boko of deadly gets better of by yearend3 Haram prisoners7 mine collapse8 Mourinho20 Macron elected French Min 28 º Max 37º president in landslide High Tide 10:48 & 23:10 Low Tide Country’s youngest-ever leader faces huge challenge 04:35 & 17:05 40 PAGES NO: 17221 150 FILS PARIS: Pro-European centrist Emmanuel conspiracy theories Amir meets Egypt president Macron resoundingly won France’s land- mark presidential election yesterday, first estimates showed, defeating far-right WikiLeaks Kuwait leader Marine Le Pen in a pivotal vote for the future of the divided country and Europe. At 39, the former investment banker will be the country’s youngest- ever leader and faces a huge challenge to heal a fractured and demoralized coun- try. The vicious election campaign has exposed deep economic and social divi- By Badrya Darwish sions, as well as tensions around identity and immigration. Initial estimates showed Macron win-
[email protected] ning between 65 percent and 66.1 per- cent of the ballots - a higher than expect- ed score - and Le Pen scoring between 33.9 percent and 35 percent. Unknown Emmanuel Macron hat’s this new war we are seeing nowadays three years ago, Macron is now poised to spokesman said it was a “victory for a in Kuwait? Every day we have a surprise become one of Europe’s most powerful strong and united Europe”, while EU Wabout scandals involving well-known and leaders, bringing with him a hugely ambi- Commission President Jean-Claude influential people.