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)5A1CE ± )rench President Emmanuel Macron was yesterday inaugurated for a second term after his election victory over the far right, facing immense challenges in foreign and domestic policy following a first term which had often polarised the nation.

,n a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, Macron was confirmed by Constitutional Council Chief, /aurent )abius as the winner of April presidential election and then signed the formal re-investiture document.

Attended by a few hundred people including his wife %rigitte and his only surviving predecessors )rancois Hollande and 1icolas Sarko]y, the ceremony was relatively modest but marked the first time a )rench leader is serving a second term in 2 years.

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± Times/,9E -2HA11ES%U5G - A1C 1ational Executive Committee member and Tourism Minister /indiwe Sisulu has asked President Cyril 5amaphosa to investigate allegations that senior A1C leaders were behind the formation of splinter party C2PE.

Her move comes after political commentator -- Tabane alleged in an interview that A1C leaders ² including Tito Mboweni, Trevor Manuel, Thabo Mbeki, .galema Motlanthe and Enoch Godongwana ² were responsible for the formation of C2PE in the lead-up to the 2 9 elections.

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CAPE T2:1 ± A1C 1ational Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has warned against factionalism, saying it was tearing the organisation apart.

He told delegates at the A1C conference in the Eastern Cape yesterday they must focus on policy and not who will lead the party.

He said it was wrong that each time the party goes into a conference delegates must fight as battles rage over leadership positions.

³:hat kind of an organisation is that" %eyond conferences we must be together. :hen we contest we are not enemies of one another,´ said Mantashe.