Russian Reactions To Macron’s Victory In The French Presidential Elections
Russian reactions to Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the second round of the French Presidential elections.on May 7, 2017 varied. Some dismissed Macron as a submissive servant of Merkel’s Germany or a continuation of the failed Hollande presidency. Others believed that he would be too preoccupied with internal and EU matters to prioritize relations with Russia. Another approach recommended a wait and see attitude that discounted Macron’s contradictory campaign statements as calculated to appeal to various segments of the French electorate.
A sampling of Russian reactions follows below:
French President Emmanuel Macron (Source: Sputnik.com)
Pushkov’s Tweet Storm
Senator Alexey Pushkov (@Alexey_Pushkov) tweeted: “Anyway, a woman won the French presidential elections. Her name is Angela Merkel. The only thing left for her to do is to prevail in her own country’s elections.”
(Twitter.com/Alexey_Pushkov, May 7, 2017)
(Source: Twitter.com/Alexey_Pushkov, May 7, 2017)
Pushkov also tweeted: “Clinton, Obama, Merkel, Poroshenko, Johnson are all delighted by Macron’s victory. No need to continue the list – it’s obvious. Tell me who your friends are…”
(Twitter.com/Alexey_Pushkov, May 7, 2017)
(Source: Twitter.com/Alexey_Pushkov, May 7, 2017)
Pushkov tweeted once more: “For the first time the French elections became a referendum on the attitude towards the EU. EU supporters won. But more than one third of the Frenchmen are against. It never happened in France before.”
(Twitter.com/Alexey_Pushkov, May 7, 2017)
(Source: Twitter.com/Alexey_Pushkov, May 7, 2017)
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