AFP looks back on some of the striking images and characteristics of the first year in power of France's youngest ever president who, at age 40, has vowed to shake up France and Europe.
The Republican monarch
He has cloaked himself in the symbols of power, using the pharaonic Pyramid of the Louvre Museum as the backdrop for his victory speech and repeatedly using the sumptuous Versailles palace, former seat of French kings.
Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election on 7th May 2017 (AFP)
His role as "father of the nation" was tested in December when he spoke at funerals for two national heroes, the wildly popular rocker Johnny Hallyday and writer Jean d'Ormesson.
Globe-trotter
French President Emmanuel Macron with Russian President Vladimir Putin (AFP)
He has visited Beijing, Washington, New Delhi and Sydney, and has welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin, Egypt's leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Paris within the last year.
Closer to home, he has championed reform of the European Union, pleading for the bloc to go further in linking its economies, governments and armies.
Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman posing next to Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri during an official dinner at The Elysee Palace in Paris (AFP)
But many analysts see him as isolated, lacking allies in Europe and unable to exert much influence on global issues such as the Syria conflict, climate change or the Iran nuclear deal.
Debater-in-chief
A combative debater, Macron likes to wade into a crowd of protesters -- with a camera rolling -- to try to win them over.
He has repeated the exercise several times since -- with a hurricane survivor on the French Caribbean island of Saint-Martin, with angry farmers and latterly with striking rail workers in eastern France.
French President Emmanuel Macron argues with demonstrators opposed to his reforms as he was visiting the "coeur de ville" area of Saint-Die-des-Vosges, eastern France (AFP)
"He likes to engage with people because he thinks that it gives him an opportunity to explain himself," Interior Minister Gerard Collomb has said.
He still needs to win over the country as a whole, however: a poll on Sunday showed 55 percent of respondents were disappointed with his first year.
The first French president not to have done compulsory military service, Macron was keen to establish his commander-in-chief credentials.
On the day of his inauguration he rode up Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris in a military command car. Five days later he paid a visit to French forces deployed to fight jihadists in west Africa.
He has also announced plans for a 37-billion-euro revamp of France's nuclear arsenal over the next seven years -- part of a sharp increase in defence spending to boost France's clout on the global stage.
President Emmanuel Macron wearing a flying suit as he meets with troops during a visit to the French air force (AFP)
Last month, Macron launched missile strikes at Syria's chemical weapons facilities along with the United States and Britain, marking his first foreign military foray.
Image control
After hosting a climate summit in Paris in December he turned the lens on himself and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger surrounded by cheering youngsters at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
On a visit to London in January, he was all smiles again for a selfie with Prime Minister Theresa May and other guests at an official dinner at the V&A museum.
Former Governor of California and US actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and French President Emmanuel Macron take a selfie with youths in front of the Eiffel Tower (AFP)
But while the snapshots help project an image of approachability and transparency, his relations with the French media have been poor, with Macron frequently accused of trying to shut out journalists.
He distributes images and videos copiously via his own social media accounts, but has given few interviews at home and is moving the French presidential press pack out of the Elysee palace.
First lady
Macron and his wife Brigitte continue to fascinate at home and abroad.
Brigitte, a former school teacher 25 years senior to her husband, is a mainstay of the celebrity press, often appearing in her trademark Louis Vuitton outfits.
Insiders at the presidential palace describe the 65-year-old as a discreet but powerful influence behind the scenes, while in public she has championed education reform and help for the handicapped.
Macron and his wife Brigitte continue to fascinate at home and abroad (AFP)
The couple's highly choreographed image management -- that sees photos of Brigitte distributed via a celebrity photo agency -- has also led to criticism, however.
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