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Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande won France's presidential runoff election on Sunday, May 6. In his victory speech, he promised to be a president for all of France. AFP/Getty Images
A vandalized campaign poster in Paris reads, "You've lost!" Defeating incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy, Hollande will be the nation's first left-wing president since 1995. AFP/Getty Images
A boy wearing a mask resembling Francois Hollande gestures before the politician's speech Sunday. AFP/Getty Images
Hollande supporters celebrate his win Sunday at Place de la Bastille in Paris. AFP/Getty Images
Nicolas Sarkozy addresses his supporters and concedes defeat Sunday. During the election season, he was fighting to keep his job amid a wave of discontent. AFP/Getty Images
Sarkozy supporters react as results from exit polls and official tallies in the runoff election come in. AFP/Getty Images
A woman picks up ballots before voting at a polling station in Marseille, France, on Sunday. AFP/Getty Images
People on the French island of La Reunion in the Indian Ocean line up at a polling station in Saint-Denis. Voter turnout was reported at 73%. AFP/Getty Images
In South America, a scrutineer unfolds a ballot for "Jesus Christ" as he counts votes in French Guiana's Remire-Montjoly. AFP/Getty Images
A child looks under the curtain of a voting booth in Henin-Beaumont, France, near the border with Belgium. AFP/Getty Images
Francois Hollande squeezes past members of the public to get into a car Sunday during a visit to Vigeois, in central France. AFP/Getty Images
A man walks past a local office of the Socialist Party in Paris on Saturday, the day before the presidential runoff. AFP/Getty Images
Sarkozy leaves the stage after his concession speech on Sunday. He was elected president of France in 2007. AFP/Getty Images
