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Twitter reacts to Emmanuel Macron's French election win (et c'est superbe)

Vive la France! (And roll out the macaron jokes)
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A LOT of macaron jokes happened on Sunday night

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Yes, centrist Emmanuel Macron bossed the fascist candidate Marine Le Pen in every category of age and gender to win the French election and become its new President.

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The election also saw the highest level of French voters choosing not to vote for either candidate in years

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It was a pretty clear victory for Macron, and it caused a stir among people who'd expected Le Pen to walk it – which in turn, led to a lot of sarcastic jokes

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People got really excited about the prospect of Macron, who is not an unattractive man, meeting a certain liberal Canadian prime minister

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Although, more seriously, people without a liberal head of state felt a bit gutted

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What's Macron going to be doing next year? A shiny pound coin goes on his joining this lot...

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