Emmanuel Macron’s re-election on Sunday after a second round marked by an increase in the far right was applauded in European capitals, which also highlighted the European challenges ahead for the French president. The same goes for all the leaders of the rest of the world who have been heating up their Twitter since this Sunday evening.
European congratulations in Tweet
The first to congratulate Macron are the leaders of the European Union who were delighted that Europe could “count on France for five more years”, in the words of the President of the European Council Charles Michel, who represents the member states.
Ditto with German Social Democratic leader Olaf Scholz who tweeted: “Congratulations, dear President Emmanuel Macron”, before adding, “Your voters today sent a strong signal in favor of Europe. I look forward to continuing our good collaboration! “.
And the same story in the United Kingdom where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also said he was “happy to continue working” with Emmanuel Macron, in a tweet in French.
Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin hailed Macron’s re-election, stressing his “dynamic and methodical leadership, important not only for France but also for Europe”.
Finally, Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also applauded the re-elected president with a tweet: “The citizens have chosen a France committed to a free, strong and fair EU. Democracy wins. Europe wins. Congratulations Emmanuel Macron,” applauded the
Beyond the European Union, congratulations from the rest of the world
In Canada, Justin Trudeau looks forward to continuing the work he started with Emmanuel Macron on issues important to Canadians and the French.
In Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted in French and would have directly congratulated his counterpart by telephone.
US President Joe Biden did the same, saying their two countries would continue to cooperate to “defend democracy”.
Finally, at the UN, the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) sent its “hearty congratulations” to Emmanuel Macron.
Australia, Niger, the Ivorian State, the American Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis or the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo also tweeted yesterday evening, this night or this morning at the favor of President Emmanuel Macron.
For its part, the African Union (AU) on Monday congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron for his “brilliant” re-election after his victory on Sunday against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, calling for continued establishment of “relations renovated and mutually advantageous” between France and Africa.
“I extend my warm congratulations to President Emmanuel Macron for his brilliant re-election”, for example wrote on Twitter Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairperson of the AU Commission. “I am happy to continue our commitment with him to build between Africa and France, and more broadly Europe, renewed and mutually beneficial relations,” he added. Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itnovery committed to the fight against jihadism in the Sahel, congratulated Emmanuel Macron for his “brilliant” re-election which “crystallizes a crowning achievement of his internal political action and his international commitment”.