# European leaders cheer Macron victory in first round of French election | French presidential election 2017 | The Guardian

> European leaders welcomed Emmanuel Macron's first-round win in the French presidential election. The Kremlin said it wanted good, mutually beneficial relations with France, and the article referenced a recent terror attack in Paris that some suggested could affect the vote.

- Date: 2017-04-24 · published 2017-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9731-european-leaders-cheer-macron-victory-in-first-round-of-french-election-french
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

The article covers diplomatic reactions and political risk rather than supply, demand or prices for feed commodities. Any market effect would be indirect.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2017-04-24 | [France's Macron and Le Pen head for runoff in second round of presidential election](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9727-france-s-macron-and-le-pen-head-for-runoff-in-second-round-of-presidential.md) | +1.9% | +4.6% |
| EURUSD | 2024-06-10 | [Euro tumbles as Macron calls snap French election \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10798-euro-tumbles-as-macron-calls-snap-french-election-reuters.md) | -1.0% | +0.1% |
| EURUSD | 2017-04-24 | [French election spurs equity market, euro rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9728-french-election-spurs-equity-market-euro-rally.md) | +1.9% | +4.6% |
| EURUSD | 2024-06-14 | [Election concerns in France give euro worst week in two months \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10799-election-concerns-in-france-give-euro-worst-week-in-two-months-reuters.md) | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| EURUSD | 2017-04-24 | [French election relief sends Europe soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9724-french-election-relief-sends-europe-soaring.md) | +1.9% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/24/great-for-europe-reaction-to-macrons-first-round-success-in-french-election

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