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Watch: Macron pelted with tomatoes on Paris walkabout

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Emmanuel Macron vowed to unite France following his decisive election triumph over Marine Le Pen – but it seems not all voters are willing to embrace their re-elected president. On a walkabout in Cergy on the outskirts of Paris, Macron was pelted by a bunch of cherry tomatoes. Luckily for Macron, the vegetables didn’t reach their target:

Macron’s team of bodyguards were promptly on hand to protect him – by putting up an umbrella. The visit – which was intended as a chance for Macron to engage with those living in a working-class district of the capital – was promptly cut short. 

This isn’t the first time Macron has been targeted by protestors while attempting to meet the public. Last October on a trip to Lyon, Macron had an egg lobbed at him. A few months before, the French president was slapped by an anti-Macron protestor who was later locked up. 

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