German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was the first foreign leader to call French President Emmanuel Macron after his election win on Sunday, according to Scholz’s office. Scholz personally congratulated Macron on his victory in a telephone conversation in the evening, according to government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit. The chancellor and the president reaffirmed their will to continue the “close and trusting relations” between Germany and France, “not least in view of the current challenges such as the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine.” Scholz and Macron agreed to meet in person as soon as poss…