Emmanuel Macron has emerged a winner out of the second round of France’s presidential elections and officials of Australia and Greece have added their voices to the congratulatory chorus of world leaders.

PM Scott Morrison was one of the first to do so, praising Macron’s win a “great expression of liberal democracy in action in uncertain times”.

The sentiment was echoed by Australia’s Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, who wrote that under Macron’s leadership, France will continue to stand “tall as a beacon of liberty and democracy.”

Amidst preparations to announce a new prime minister in the coming days, the French President will not be spared much time for celebration. He will soon be facing the crucial June parliamentary elections.

And Australia has a stake in Macron keeping his majority.

It has only been a few weeks since the infamous ‘I don’t think, I know’ statement by the French President only weeks ago, with Macron directly accusing the Australian PM of lying about the AUKUS submarine deal.

WATCH: The extraordinary moment French President Emmanuel Macron accuses Prime Minister Scott Morrison of lying to him. We approached President Macron on the sidelines of the G20. @sbsnews #auspol pic.twitter.com/SUyIcQsiE0

— Pablo Viñales (@pablovinales) October 31, 2021

But Scott Morrison stated clearly in his message that France is seen as “an important partner to Australia in the Indo-Pacific.”

Analysts point out that Macron’s interest in the Pacific, and China’s intentions has been evident since his first election in 2017, a position that continues and is particularly relevant to Australia, considering the recent security agreement between the Solomon Islands and China.

In the face of growing Chinese influence in the region, it is crucial for Australia to retain France’s support and involvement in curbing China’s influence.

Back in June 2021 before the failed submarine deal, in welcoming Scott Morrison to the Elysée Palace, Emmanuel Macron had stated, “You are at the forefront of the tensions that exist in the Indo-Pacific region, of the threats, and sometimes of the intimidation. I want to reiterate here how much we stand by your side.”

Meanwhile in Greece, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou sent her congratulatory wishes in French.

Mes chaleureuses félicitations à @EmmanuelMacron pour sa réélection à la Présidence de la République française. Je me réjouis de pouvoir continuer l'excellente coopération entre la France et la Grèce et avancer notre destin européen commun.

— President GR (@PresidencyGR) April 24, 2022

“My warm congratulations to Emmanuel Macron for his re-election as president of the French Republic,” she wrote on Twitter.

“I am delighted to be able to continue the excellent cooperation between France and Greece and advance our common European destiny.”

And the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was joined by the Opposition and smaller party leaders in congratulating Mr Macron on his re-election.

“An important victory for France, Europe, and democracy!”, Mr Mitsotakis’ message, also in French, read, while the statement issued by the main opposition party, SYRIZA, commented on far-right Le Pen’s defeat serving as a message for democracy and a warning too:

“Nobody should be complacent, especially the leftist and progressive forces. The defeat of the extreme right – which gained over 40% – and of conservative policies that boost it is of the utmost priority and requires unified initiatives and solidarity of progressive forces.”

Greece’s PASOK- KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis commented that “at this difficult time, Europe needs leaders who understand the need for more common policies among European peoples in sectors like defense, security, economy and the social state.”

For the Greek Communist Party (KKE) the election results were interpreted as a “resort to so-called demoracy” that could “add more grist to the mill of reactionaries and the extreme right”, while the MeRA25 spokesman said the high support rate for Le Pen “signifies the need for even more intense struggle by the French people against the policies of the ‘extreme center’ that boost Le Pen.”