Packed schedule for new French president

In a whirlwind first day after winning the French presidency, Socialist Francois Hollande already has a to-do list that includes an invite to the White House, visits to the G8 and Nato summits and a Second World War ceremony with his defeated rival.

The leftist who has pledged to buck Europe’s austerity trend and Nato’s timetable for Afghanistan appeared before thronging crowds on Paris’s Place de la Bastille in the early hours, pledging “to finish with austerity”.