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Swede

(39,593 posts) Sun Apr 24, 2022, 02:05 PM Apr 2022

Macron wins France's presidential election. [View all]

Thank fuck.

https://www.tdg.ch/des-milliers-de-francais-de-suisse-appeles-aux-urnes-904006015940

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Macron wins France's presidential election. [View all] Swede Apr 2022 OP

Oui tenderfoot Apr 2022 #1

Dieu Merci! BlueGreenLady Apr 2022 #3

K&R for *58%*!!!!!!!!!!!! UTUSN Apr 2022 #20

Yes! Jim__ Apr 2022 #2

WHEW! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2022 #4

Felt the same relief. nt jrthin Apr 2022 #13

What a relief! hermetic Apr 2022 #5

Emmanuel Macron is re-elected president for five years hedda_foil Apr 2022 #6

Yeah LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2022 #7

+1 dalton99a Apr 2022 #22

Now Macron needs to address the issues that gave rise to Le Pen Marius25 Apr 2022 #8

In his victory speech it was in fact a strong theme drray23 Apr 2022 #42

Looks like he beat Marine "Putin's Poodle" LePetomane by a solid margin. JohnQFunk Apr 2022 #9

Thank goodness! The fascist lost! Emile Apr 2022 #10

well done, France!!! Takket Apr 2022 #11

Whew. Novara Apr 2022 #12

yeah but......... Takket Apr 2022 #14

As you may know, that's not how it works here. GoneOffShore Apr 2022 #33

Dieu merci pour ca! Will TFG claim it was rigged? Ocelot II Apr 2022 #15

Hallelujah! Native Apr 2022 #16

Not even a close race!! Lunabell Apr 2022 #17

Unfortunately the highest abstention rate in 50 years. GoneOffShore Apr 2022 #34

Not even close. onecaliberal Apr 2022 #18

Yeah, that was a walloping gratuitous Apr 2022 #19

It's the same bullshit they do here. onecaliberal Apr 2022 #21

We should take a little bit of credit for that lunatica Apr 2022 #23

Yes we demonstrated to the French voters what happens FakeNoose Apr 2022 #28

Exactly! lunatica Apr 2022 #29

Not entirely avoided. Macron, despite being reelected, is not super popular among the younger voters GoneOffShore Apr 2022 #35

indeed. I am watching live French TV drray23 Apr 2022 #43

thank the fates!!! llashram Apr 2022 #24

58 to 42 is closer than I'd like, but I'll take it. paleotn Apr 2022 #25

Much better than I was fearing. Crunchy Frog Apr 2022 #46

Merci France sarge43 Apr 2022 #26

All I can say, gab13by13 Apr 2022 #27

Center right vs Far right Mr. Sparkle Apr 2022 #30

Phew! Merci France. 🇫🇷 CottonBear Apr 2022 #31

I don't get why people thought this would be remotely close Sympthsical Apr 2022 #32

Freepers expect foul play Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #39

Yeah, the NYT opinion scribes must be in mourning. (nt) Paladin Apr 2022 #45

Big win for Macron. bluestarone Apr 2022 #36

good Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #37

that is definitely a relief fishwax Apr 2022 #38

Good news! So glad to see this! liberalla Apr 2022 #40

Vive la France! Cha Apr 2022 #41

I hated to even imagine what would have happened if LaPen won. world wide wally Apr 2022 #44

Putin and tRump can go fuck themselves Blue Owl Apr 2022 #47