Funniest reactions to round one of the French presidential election
The French react with tweets after centrist Emanuel Macron beats far-right Marine Le Pen by a clear but narrow margin.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen and pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron will face-off in the deciding round of the French election on May 7.
One of them will become the next president of France amid a rise of populism as seen in Donald Trump's win in the US and the UK voting to leave the EU.
Macron's victory in this round, or Le Pen's possible defeat in the next, prompted the French to share some satire on social media.
Franois Fillon s'en va dignement #Presidentielle2017 pic.twitter.com/In1J7gr8Dz
— Griffe (@GGriffoni) April 23, 2017
"Francois Fillon leaves in a dignified manner #Presidential 2017"
#Lepen Qui est chauds pour un remake? pic.twitter.com/m2O0t7FO2R
— Elphenomeno31 (@Elphenomeno312) April 23, 2017
"#LePen Who is looking forward to the remake [of the 2002 election]?" For those who might not follow French politics closely, Le Pen's father lost to Jaques Chirac in 2002 in the second round of the presidential elections.
Runion au QG de Jacques Cheminade pour prparer le seconde tour. #RadioLondres #RadioLondres2017 pic.twitter.com/mqGWpJYKiz
— Physicien (@physicien007) April 23, 2017
"Meeting at the HQ of Jacques Cheminade to prepare for the 2nd round."
Avec #Macron contre #LePen
— MoutonNoirCevenol (@MoutonNoirCeven) April 24, 2017
On ne ressort la dictature du #TINA (There is no alternative)
Moi insoumis j'en ai une :#SansMoiLe7Mai pic.twitter.com/9j2jvVh3qH
"With #Macron against #LePen we are still stuck in the dictatorship of #TINA [There IS NO ALTERNATIVE] I will not submit...#The7MayWithoutMe"
8.000.000 de Franais ont vot pour #LePen. Terrifiant.
— Guillaume Benech (@GuillaumeBenech) April 23, 2017
"8,000,000 French people voted for # Le Pen. Terrifying."
Quand t'as repr un portefeuille qui dpasse. pic.twitter.com/TieufpAMAW
— Freud_is_alive (@Freud_is_alive) April 23, 2017
"When you notice a wallet sticking out." One of the losing candidates Francois Fillon (pictured above) has been under investigation for giving his family fake jobs with handsome remuneration. His wife is also under a similar inquiry.
Place de la Rpublique, on ne perd pas de temps pour effacer les slogans de la nuit... pic.twitter.com/0sO3lKIvzG
— pierre haski (@pierrehaski) April 24, 2017
"Republique Square, they are not wasting any time to erase the slogans from the night. Tonight, I am in too much pain [Le Pen]."