When Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election on Sunday May 7, world leaders, celebrities, and citizens alike turned to the place where all usernames are created equal: Twitter.
Congratulations @EmmanuelMacron! Let's meet soon, and keep working to grow & strengthen the deep ties between Canada and France.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) May 7, 2017
I warmly congratulate @EmmanuelMacron on his success and look forward to working with him on a wide range of shared priorities.
— Theresa May (@theresa_may) May 7, 2017
J’ai appelé @EmmanuelMacron pour le féliciter chaleureusement pour son élection. Je lui ai exprimé tous mes vœux de réussite pour notre pays
— François Hollande (@fhollande) May 7, 2017
Francois Hollande: “I called Emmanuel Macron to warmly congratulate him on the election. I wished him all the best for success in our country.”
Congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his big win today as the next President of France. I look very much forward to working with him!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 7, 2017
Congratulations to the people of France who today, by an overwhelming vote, rejected racism and xenophobia.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) May 7, 2017
🇫🇷🙌🏻POWER TO THE PEOPLE 🙌🏻🇫🇷 https://t.co/QMnE9QnOBi
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) May 7, 2017
Victory for Macron, for France, the EU, & the world.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 7, 2017
Defeat to those interfering w/democracy. (But the media says I can't talk about that)
This is a Macron Macaron. pic.twitter.com/WBz3nutjZR
— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) May 7, 2017
Do u think it's a coincidence that Macron is one letter away from macaron? I do not. pic.twitter.com/OWCO7Yutf2
— Nayomi (with a y) (@nayomireghay) May 7, 2017
Macron.
— Matt (@Matt_in_London) May 8, 2017
Macaron.
Macaroon.
Let this be the end of it. pic.twitter.com/wRoGnhMKre
https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/861279335247880192
We now must endure five years of Macron puns. Calling dibs on macroneconomics.
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 7, 2017
I've been a stubborn hold-out but after today I'm gonna start calling Freedom fries French fries again.
— Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) May 7, 2017
.@BorowitzReport: French Annoyingly Retain Right to Claim Intellectual Superiority Over Americans https://t.co/tuVZRBnwhs pic.twitter.com/XDHLpYxo2V
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) May 7, 2017
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