French President Emmanuel Macron dodges, escapes tomatoes days after election win

Tomatoes have been thrown at French President Emmanuel Macron when he made a public look following the election win.

French President Emmanuel Macron waves on stage, after being re-elected as president. (Photo: Reuters)

French President Emmanuel Macron was anticipating a heat reception after his re-election however was left red-faced following a tomato assault. Macron was reportedly in a meals market in a French city speaking to a small crowd when somebody threw a handful of tomatoes in his path.

When one of many tomatoes narrowly missed Macron, his safety guards instantly shouted “projectile”. The safety officers then opened a particular umbrella to guard the French president from the tomato assault.

Emmanuel Macron made his first look since his election, he obtained tomato from the French crowd. pic.twitter.com/s6AnNM75TI

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The footage additionally reveals Macron leaving the scene following the incident.

Emmanuel Macron defeated his rival and far-right chief Marine Le Pen by a snug margin, securing a second time period.

Macron can count on little or no grace interval in a rustic whose stark political divisions have been introduced into the open by an election wherein radical events scored nicely. Many count on the road protests that marred a part of his first time period to erupt once more as he presses on with pro-business reforms.