Emmanuel Macron declares re-election bid: ‘I am seeking your trust again’

President will stand again in April and vows to explain our project with clarity and commitment'

Emmanuel Macron has announced he is standing for re-election, in a letter published in a number of local newspapers in France.

The president, like all potential candidates, had until 6pm local time to announce he would run in the April election and to present the country's constitutional court with 500 signatures from MPs and other elected officials supporting his bid.