A man greeted France's re-elected president Emmanuel Macron with tomatoes during a visit to an outdoor market in Cergy, northwest of Paris.[IT WAS THE 44-YEAR-OLD PRESIDENT'S FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE SUNDAY'S (APRIL 24) SECOND ROUND OF ELECTIONS.)
As soon as the vegetables started being thrown, the reaction of his bodyguards was immediate, as typically seen in the videos that have been uploaded on social media and in the French media.
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Security authorities had the idea to open an umbrella to protect the Elysium tenant. Although panic was caused for a few minutes, in the end Macron was not even soiled by the tomatoes.
"They're throwing something!" someone was heard shouting from Macron's entourage.
But then when they saw that Macron was unharmed by the throwing of the vegetables, tempers calmed down.[BR]The French president did not lose his temper and continued his tour.
In Cergy in general, the citizens wanted to talk to him, giving him a warm welcome.[EXCEPT FOR THE UNKNOWN MAN WHO TRIED TO THROW TOMATOES AT HIM, THE ATMOSPHERE WAS GOOD.[BR] Emmanuel Macron, who has not yet officially begun his second term in office, was not at a market in Cergy as the turnout in the region in the second round of the presidential election was 33%.
There he took the opportunity to talk to residents.
"There is a kind of distance from political things because people here think that things are not moving fast enough, they have a sense of abandonment. I'm visiting this area wanting to symbolize the early hours of my second term. Being here means that I want to be present throughout the five years, I want to provide the means for us to succeed and move forward, this is the only way to eliminate this distance," the re-elected president said, apparently determined to appear united ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections.[BR]Macron appeared convinced that he needs to reach out more to French citizens, after the main accusation against him during the election period was that he stayed away from French people's concerns as a "distant president".
"This tour demonstrates the will of the president of the Republic since 2017 to be close to the people, to be in touch with citizens, to exchange views, to listen to their concerns, aspirations and needs," the French presidency said.
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