After the most extraordinary and nasty election campaign France has ever seen, a young, inexperienced but audacious man has become the new French president—all without having ever fought an election before.On Sunday, Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader of a dynasty of political mavericks who thought she would easily defeat her dream enemy. It was a clear victory, but one with a bitter aftertaste, exposing a divided country and presenting huge challenges for the new president.When television screens announced on Apr. 23 that Marine Le Pen would face Emmanuel Macron in the second round of elections on May 7, the far-right leader could not have hoped for a better rival. She would be running against a product of the elite system, a former investment banker, financial adviser and later economy minister to the most unpopular President of the fifth Republic, François Hollande.Continue reading on VICE News.