Macron pelted with tomatoes in his first field trip since his election victory

On his first field trip since winning the presidential election, French President Emmanuel Macron was pelted with tomatoes at a market near the French capital, Paris.

French President Emmanuel Macron was pelted with tomatoes on Wednesday during a field trip to a market near Paris, his first since winning a new presidential term on Sunday, AFP correspondents reported.

As the president was chatting with passersby in the middle of the Cergy-Pontoise market in the northwestern suburb of Paris, cherry tomatoes were thrown at him.

The security personnel who were guarding the president opened an "umbrella" to protect him and escort him to the closed area in the market.

Those close to Macron denied that the tomato had hit the president, explaining that the parachute was opened due to the tension in the crowds.

The field trip is Macron's first since he won a second presidential term, and it generally took place in a calm atmosphere, according to AFP correspondents who reported that the tension was related to the crowds rushing to approach him.

On Sunday, Macron won a second presidential term with 58.55% of the vote, compared to 41.45% for his far-right rival Marine Le Pen, according to official figures approved on Wednesday by the Constitutional Council in charge of overseeing the proper conduct of elections and the constitutionality of laws.

The poll witnessed an electoral boycott of 28.01%.

"Emmanuel Macron has won the absolute majority of votes, so the Constitutional Council announces that Mr. Emmanuel Macron has been elected President of the Republic," said the President of the Constitutional Council, Laurent Fabius.

"In general, the rules of the electoral process were respected," he added.

Anti-Islam graffiti on the walls of two mosques in southern France

The French newspaper "La Provence" said that anti-Islam hate speeches were written on the walls of two mosques in Aix-en-Provence, southern France. For his part, a member of the municipal council, Salah El-Din Koel, condemned the incident, describing it as a "scandal."

Anti-Islam graffiti was spotted on the walls of two mosques in Aix-en-Provence, southern France.

According to the local newspaper, La Provence, on Wednesday, the writings were spotted in the late night hours of April 25.

The newspaper added that municipal teams immediately cleared the ferries.

Municipal Council member Salah El-Din Koel condemned the incident, describing it as a "scandal."

The Public Prosecution opened an investigation into the incident.