Twitter and Instagram users were left swooning over a new bunch of images of French President Emmanuel Macron posted yesterday.
Macron is currently in a battle to woo voters as part of his re-election campaign. His main rival is the far-right politician, Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally party.
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Macron’s official photographer posted a collection of “behind-the-scenes” images of the President on the campaign trail. You can swipe through them below.
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One pic shows Macron relaxed, sitting on a sofa, with his shirt unbuttoned. He has a noticeably hairy chest.
British writer Marie Le Conte was among those to pick up on the image and share it on Twitter, saying, “A very good afternoon to Emmanuel Macron’s official photographer, who has, apparently, as of today, taken to just posting thirst traps of the president of France on Instagram.”
a very good afternoon to Emmanuel Macron’s official photographer, who has, apparently, as of today, taken to just posting thirst traps of the president of France on Instagram https://t.co/3pRD0esp9C pic.twitter.com/3FVYjqdNsS
— Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian) April 17, 2022
Many were surprised by Macron’s hairiness.
That cannot be his real chest hair. I’m becoming a macron chest hair truther.
— Lord Canceller 📈🥑 (@OnTheWoolsack) April 17, 2022
I’m taken aback by the hairiness of his chest
— Anita Singh (@anitathetweeter) April 17, 2022
Meh, he’s no Justin Trudeau
— Liam McCafferty (@lemonycuppatea) April 17, 2022
Is he carrying a small bush baby in his shirt? pic.twitter.com/LxMsmtxtUY
— 💙 WPJIDOUBLECR (@WPJIDOUBLECR) April 17, 2022
He’s giving the people what they want
— Duncan (@Dunkiecan) April 17, 2022
One worried British Twitter user said they hoped Boris Johnson didn’t get any ideas.
Just hoping they don’t start posting pictures of Johnson posting like this.
— Matthew Taylor 🔶 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@mat8iou) April 17, 2022
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The relaxed images of Macron hard at work may be an attempt to appeal to younger voters. Surprisingly, the bulk of his support comes from the over-60s. Younger age groups have voiced more support for far-right candidate, Le Pen, with observers saying the country’s cost-of-living crisis has had an impact on France’s traditionally social liberal attitudes.
The run-off election takes place on April 24.
JessPH
I like prefer presidents whose chests are big and smooth.
Just like Obama’s.
ShiningSex
hairy is sexy
BennyTheHill
Macron is a handsome dude. No doubt about it.
It’s telling that Macron couldn’t reach a threshold of 50.1% in the first round of voting. This tells me that a majority of French people are not enamored with any of the candidates as none got to that threshold which would have made a second round of voting unnecessary.
rangerwilcox
I’ve always had a thing for guys that were very “business” presenting but when the clothes come off, there’s all this unexpected underneath that’s revealed.
be it hairy chest with smooth face or shredded smooth chest with bearded jaw, a tasteful tattoo or a nipple piercing, super colorful patterned underwear instead of plain colored ones under his suit, etc. — it gets me very excited at the juxtapositions!
Gadfeal
The demographic finding his appeal more than political resonance are ladies in their 60s and beyond, the same age group as his wife’s, as well as gays. He was gorgeous as a youth.
However, you don’t become political leader because of looks (I mean, Marine Le Pen has a physique that only mother could love.) You have to either have to be extremely charismatic AND smart, or the “opponents” are so unappealing to win.
He’s not just a “pretty face”. Wait for the final presidential debate in France on April 21; the format is at least 2 hours long, face to face, with timed response intervals like in a chess game. Only the most informed candidates, who master debate, and don’t flag come off well. In the last round between Le Pen and Macron, she clearly was shown as less aware of the depth and breath of issues, and increasingly worn out. Her smoking habit, hoarse voice, and physical shape also augur ill for such a marathon debate.
It would be great if the same format were used in the US. Can you imagine how the Trump would have fared faced with a) a timer, b) challenged with facts, c) listen to another person, and d) the intellectual challenge of a debate?
Jaquelope
Didn’t Trump walk out of a debate because of an intellectual challenge one time, or was that something else? I think everyone has already seen how he fares with being challenged with facts and listening to another person.
BennyTheHill
Could you imagine how Joe the Alzheimer’s patient would do with that debate format???
Don’t make me laugh.
At the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the White House, an aide – dressed as a rabbit – had to steer him away from talking to anyone in the crowd because they didn’t want people to see him as the fool he is.
Even a majority of Americans in a Washington Post poll believe that Biden’s mental capacities are dwindling.
white-queer-african
@BennyTheHill, every time you comment you just confirm that you are indeed THE FOOL that most commentators on Queerty see you as. So just go away and please don’t come back with a new screenname number 11 or 12.
BennyTheHill
white-queer-african:
You must be really horny.
Thanks for the obsession you have with me, but I already have a hunky boyfriend.
xoxo
😉
white-queer-african
@BennyTheHill, LOL.LOL.LOL.
You have a hunky boyfriend? I know you are really dumb but saying this takes you to a new low! Unless he is also a redneck, trailer trash but dumber than you.
LOL.LOL.LOL.
Cam
Le Pen was just exposed as being compromised by Putin, so the far right politicians in France have something in common with American Republicans.
johncp56
OMG Le Pen is a white supersites, hateful party, why is the world going backwards
TedV
Forget the chest. How can I un-see that horrible couch???
chazzk
How’s his penis? Furry too?
Godabed
No thank you
Fahd
Can technocrats be sexy? can a French technocrat president get votes by showing chest hair?
Seems risky, but if it contributes to defeating Le Pen, let the “sexy” Macron pictures flow!
inbama
That’s a shirt.
Thad
I’m nor especially turned on. But now I really want to go to Marseille.
storm45701
His tight pants showing off a well-defined ass are even better than the hairy chest pics.
MinnesotaNotNice
Ooh-la-la! Macron is a total hunk!
RyanMBecker
No way that’s his chest. It certainly doesn’t match the high school and college photos of Macron in Speedos (or whatever brand the French were wearing back then). He was mostly smooth with a nice treasure trail. Unless he had a double puberty where his body hair grew again, he was probably just wearing a thick wool sweater under his shirt.
Invader7
Whatever. Thankfully the French electorate kept him in office instead of that nightmare LePen- the French Drumpf !!